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| Shoreham crash: Death toll rises from seven to eleven as investigations continue | Shoreham crash: Death toll rises from seven to eleven as investigations continue |
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| Eleven people are "highly likely to have died" in the Shoreham Airshow crash, Sussex Police say. | Eleven people are "highly likely to have died" in the Shoreham Airshow crash, Sussex Police say. |
| The death toll has risen from the original number of seven as investigators examine the crash site. | The death toll has risen from the original number of seven as investigators examine the crash site. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry said it is "quite possible" that there are still more bodies to be found in the wreckage. | Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry said it is "quite possible" that there are still more bodies to be found in the wreckage. |
| "This is an enormously traumatic incident," he said. | "This is an enormously traumatic incident," he said. |
| Pilot Andy Hill is currently in a critical condition in hospital Speaking at a press conference, he added that the pilot, who was amazingly "recovered alive from the wreckage", remains in a critical condition in hospital. | |
| His plane, a Hawker Hunter fighter jet, which was developed in the 1950s, is due to be lifted out of the crash site tomorrow by plane. | |
| Specialist recovery teams have now begun to move bodies away from the scene of the crash. Sussex Police said there is "every possibility that other victims will be found" in the process. | |
| The other 13 injured people have now been released from hospital. | The other 13 injured people have now been released from hospital. |
| Police officers, supporting the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, are looking in to the incident. | Police officers, supporting the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, are looking in to the incident. |
| He also said that police cannot yet say whether or not pilot Andy Hill managed to eject from the plane before the crash. | He also said that police cannot yet say whether or not pilot Andy Hill managed to eject from the plane before the crash. |
| Matt Jones, a 24-year-old personal trainer, has been named as one of the victims of the accident The first three victims of the incident have been named - 24-year-old personal trainer Matt Jones and footballers Jacob Schilt and Matthew Grimestone were all killed in the crash. | |
| Worthing United footballer Matthew Grimstone was killed in the crash Mr Jones' family initially received mistaken reports from friends that he had been seen after the crash. His sister Becky Jones said she was "devastated" that he had been killed. | |
| Worthing United football Jacob Schiltalso died in the incident Paul Barber, chief executive of Brighton & Hove Albion FC, where Mr Grimstone worked as a groundsman, said: "It is hard to the find the right words to express the full extent of our shock and sadness at this time, but Matt and Jacob's family and friends are very much in our thoughts - along with all those who've been affected by this terrible tragedy." | |
| The crash occurred when a 1950s Hawker Hunter fighter jet, flying in a display as part of Shoreham Airshow, crashed into the busy dual carriageway, erupting in a huge fireball. | |
| The pilot, former RAF pilot and British Airways captain Andy Hill, survived the crash and is currently in a critical condition in hospital. | |
| Police have warned that more people could be confirmed as dead as investigations continue. | |
| At the press conference, Assistant Chief Constable Barry said that Sussex Police are still getting calls from people concerned about their loved ones. | |
| He urged anyone concerned to call 101. | |
| Speaking to the press on the evening of the accident, Superintendent Jane Derrick of Sussex Police said: "It is possible that tonight and tomorrow we are going to find more bodies at the scene." | |
| More to follow | More to follow |