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| Shoreham plane crash pilot in medically induced coma, family reveal – latest updates | |
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| 12.14pm BST12:14 | |
| Guardian reporter Haroon Siddique is at the scene of the disaster, where people are continuing to lay flowers in tribute to the victims. | |
| Tributes left to victims of Shoreham airshow crash pic.twitter.com/Wxv1yhkDZc | |
| A child's tribute to victims of Shoreham airshow crash pic.twitter.com/Gmbsvb7xOF | |
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| Police are advising commuters to stay away from the Shoreham area. | |
| If you're traveling this morning please remember to stay clear of the #Shoreham area if at all possible, it may be congested. Thank you | |
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| Haroon Siddique | |
| People have been laying flowers and tributes to the victims of the Shoreham airshow crash close to where the Hawker Hunter plane came down. | |
| As police said the death toll from Saturday’s tragedy might rise to 20, local people left messages for the dead and their friends and family on a footbridge that has become a makeshift shrine. | |
| Claudia Berman, 47, left a bouquet of flowers in the colours of Worthing United football club which lost two of its players in the crash. | |
| “My family’s been involved with Worthing United for 15 years so it hits home doubly hard,” she said. “My son plays for Worthing United. He’s not the same age but as a family we’re involved with the club. I brought some blue and white flowers just to say they’re in our thoughts. The death toll keeps rising , it’s just horrendous. I just feel so bad that our lovely little town has been marked by this tragedy. But the residents have come together and it makes the residents proud to be part of this community. | |
| “For me I wanted to hold my kids a little bit closer and tell them I love them. It makes you thankful for what you’ve got and that you’re safe.” | |
| Despite intermittent heavy showers people made their way to the bridge all morning to leave their own tributes and view the dozens already placed there. | |
| They included sunflowers and roses, many of which people had brought from their own garden, and there was also a solitary Brighton and Hove Albion football club scarf. | |
| With the majority of the victims still unnamed, most of the messages offered general words of support. “RIP heaven has gained more angels. Sleep in perfect peace xxx,” one read. | |
| Shirley Paver, 62, broke down in tears as she read the tributes. “It’s difficult, it’s something that’s just hit the whole community,” she said. “You see these things happen on the TV and radio, it’s almost like you’re part of it. It’s extremely upsetting. I knew I’d cry, I brought a tissue.” Pointing to the A27, she said: “There’s still people lying there. It could have been any of us locals. Everyone seems to know somebody who was two cars ahead (when the plane crashed).” | |
| After laying tributes the gaze of many shifted towards the A27 where emergency vehicles involved in the recovery operation can be seen from the bridge. | |
| A number of people brought their children to the makeshift memorial. Among them was Emma Watkins, 41, with daughter Harriet. “We had been swimming and could have been on that road ,” she said. “We wanted to show that people are thinking of those who have sadly lost their lives. People are just really shocked, can’t believe something so awful has happened on the road. The airshow is a great event, it’s so sad. There’s a real sense of people saying we feel we should (offer) support and do whatever we can.” | |
| After laying a bouquet of flowers, Katrina Turner, 32, said: “It’s pretty quiet. There’s sadness wherever you go,” she said. | |
| Updated at 12.08pm BST | |
| 12.01pm BST12:01 | |
| Louise Goldsmith, the leader of West Sussex County Council, has said that flags will be flying at half mast today. | |
| Flags are flying at half mast today at WSCC in respect of those who tragically lost their lives at Shoreham on Saturday. | |
| 11.59am BST11:59 | |
| A Facebook group set up to raise money for family and friends of the victims has more than 1,000 members. | |
| Updated at 12.02pm BST | |
| 11.47am BST11:47 | |
| We have a map of the crash site, where a crane is currently attempting to lift the wreckage of the aircraft. | |
| Updated at 11.59am BST | |
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| Among those still missing since the disaster is Mark Trussler, who was riding his motorbike on the A27 at the time. His fiancee, Giovanna Chirico, says she has not heard from him since and friends claim his motorbike was found at the scene. | |
| She shared a picture of Mark on Facebook and said: “Mark Trussler missing was riding an all black motorbike … if anyone has any details please contact Giovanna Chirico… he was at Shoreham Airport today… hoping he just doesn’t have mobile signal, love u babe.” | |
| Updated at 11.49am BST | |
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| Pictures and videos from the scene are coming in on Twitter. | |
| The crane to lift the plane wreckage in #Shoreham has been deployed @BBCNews pic.twitter.com/33Bejy3Z53 | |
| Crane on site to lift jet at #ShorehamAirCrash #shoreham #Sussex pic.twitter.com/kp2fuG7EhS | |
| NEWS: Crane has arrived on scene to move the wreckage of the #Shoreham airshow crash pic.twitter.com/mOsTwTg5hx | |
| Flowers on footbridge near crash site #Shoreham pic.twitter.com/GcKrMljNcY | |
| Updated at 11.48am BST | |
| 11.36am BST11:36 | 11.36am BST11:36 |
| Members of Worthing United, where two of the victims of the Shoreham air disaster were players, have described hearing about the crash in a video. | Members of Worthing United, where two of the victims of the Shoreham air disaster were players, have described hearing about the crash in a video. |
| 11.34am BST11:34 | 11.34am BST11:34 |
| Pilot's family say they are "devastated" at loss of life | Pilot's family say they are "devastated" at loss of life |
| [The family] send their prayers and heartfelt condolences to the families of all those affected at this difficult time. | [The family] send their prayers and heartfelt condolences to the families of all those affected at this difficult time. |
| Andrew Hill, remains in critical condition. He has multiple injuries and is in a medically induced coma. | Andrew Hill, remains in critical condition. He has multiple injuries and is in a medically induced coma. |
| His family pay tribute to the emergency services for their highly professional response following the accident and to the medical team at the Royal Sussex County Hospital for the care they are continuing to provide to Andrew. | His family pay tribute to the emergency services for their highly professional response following the accident and to the medical team at the Royal Sussex County Hospital for the care they are continuing to provide to Andrew. |
| Updated at 12.01pm BST | |
| 11.27am BST11:27 | 11.27am BST11:27 |
| The fate of a group of bystanders caught on camera at the scene of the crash is unknown. | The fate of a group of bystanders caught on camera at the scene of the crash is unknown. |
| A friend was really close. Has lots of pictures. So very sad #Shoreham pic.twitter.com/QvLhynWNyv | A friend was really close. Has lots of pictures. So very sad #Shoreham pic.twitter.com/QvLhynWNyv |
| 11.26am BST11:26 | 11.26am BST11:26 |
| The deputy chairman of the British Air Display authority said the loop-the-loop is one of the simplest manoeuvres that can be performed. Major George Bacon said: | The deputy chairman of the British Air Display authority said the loop-the-loop is one of the simplest manoeuvres that can be performed. Major George Bacon said: |
| A loop is the simplest manoeuvre, pretty much - a lot of aircraft are designed to do it, and something like a Hawker Hunter, very very comfortably indeed. | A loop is the simplest manoeuvre, pretty much - a lot of aircraft are designed to do it, and something like a Hawker Hunter, very very comfortably indeed. |
| The air force flew them for years. They looped dozens of them in formation, were loved by the pilots who flew them and were one of Britain’s great export aircraft as well. | The air force flew them for years. They looped dozens of them in formation, were loved by the pilots who flew them and were one of Britain’s great export aircraft as well. |
| He added that it had been a long time since such a “tragic event had occurred” where “spectators anywhere near an air show” were killed - citing an incident at the Farnborough Air Show in 1952 where 29 spectators (plus the two men on board the aircraft) were killed. | He added that it had been a long time since such a “tragic event had occurred” where “spectators anywhere near an air show” were killed - citing an incident at the Farnborough Air Show in 1952 where 29 spectators (plus the two men on board the aircraft) were killed. |
| I think all those families [at Shoreham] would want us to really seriously look at [the regulations] and they deserve an answer and a response. | I think all those families [at Shoreham] would want us to really seriously look at [the regulations] and they deserve an answer and a response. |
| Clearly the inquest will no doubt, as it has done with previous accidents in aircraft, recommend to the government a certain series of measures and that will be taken incredibly seriously. How that pans out I don’t know. | Clearly the inquest will no doubt, as it has done with previous accidents in aircraft, recommend to the government a certain series of measures and that will be taken incredibly seriously. How that pans out I don’t know. |
| This weekend there were a number of air shows going on and of course all are conducted incredibly safely, that’s all I can say. This was an extraordinary and most tragic incident. | This weekend there were a number of air shows going on and of course all are conducted incredibly safely, that’s all I can say. This was an extraordinary and most tragic incident. |
| 11.22am BST11:22 | 11.22am BST11:22 |
| As investigators look into safety concerns surrounding airshows, here’s a list of all UK airshow crashes in the past decade. | As investigators look into safety concerns surrounding airshows, here’s a list of all UK airshow crashes in the past decade. |
| 15 September 2007 Pilot and James Bond stuntman Brian Brown is killed when his Hawker Hurricane fails to pull out of a dive during a mock dogfight at Shoreham airshow, West Sussex. | 15 September 2007 Pilot and James Bond stuntman Brian Brown is killed when his Hawker Hurricane fails to pull out of a dive during a mock dogfight at Shoreham airshow, West Sussex. |
| 22 August 2010 A Swift S-1 aerobatic glider slams on to the runway at Shoreham airshow, breaking up the cockpit on impact. The pilot escapes with three cracked vertebrae. | 22 August 2010 A Swift S-1 aerobatic glider slams on to the runway at Shoreham airshow, breaking up the cockpit on impact. The pilot escapes with three cracked vertebrae. |
| 3 July 2011 A Bücker Jungmann, belonging to the Shuttleworth collection of historic aircraft, crashes during practice for that day’s display at the Military Pageant airshow near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. The pilot survives. | 3 July 2011 A Bücker Jungmann, belonging to the Shuttleworth collection of historic aircraft, crashes during practice for that day’s display at the Military Pageant airshow near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. The pilot survives. |
| 10 July 2011 A North American P-51 Mustang and a Douglas A-1 Skyraider are involved in a midair collision at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire. The Douglas lands safely and the Mustang pilot parachutes to safety as his plane plummets to the ground. | 10 July 2011 A North American P-51 Mustang and a Douglas A-1 Skyraider are involved in a midair collision at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire. The Douglas lands safely and the Mustang pilot parachutes to safety as his plane plummets to the ground. |
| 20 August 2011 Pilot Jon Egging dies when his Red Arrows Hawk T1 jet crashes during Bournemouth air festival. An inquest heard that Eggings was probably close to unconsciousness before his plane hit the ground. | 20 August 2011 Pilot Jon Egging dies when his Red Arrows Hawk T1 jet crashes during Bournemouth air festival. An inquest heard that Eggings was probably close to unconsciousness before his plane hit the ground. |
| 1 July 2012 Former Gulf War pilot Trevor Roche dies at the Shuttleworth Military Pageant airshow when he loses control of his 1923 de Havilland DH 53 Humming Bird G-EBHX and crashes in a field. | 1 July 2012 Former Gulf War pilot Trevor Roche dies at the Shuttleworth Military Pageant airshow when he loses control of his 1923 de Havilland DH 53 Humming Bird G-EBHX and crashes in a field. |
| 31 July 2014 A Hawker Sea Fury performing the penultimate display at the Culdrose air day in Cornwall crash-lands owing to an engine problem. The aircraft hits the runway before spinning on to grass in front of spectators. The pilot escapes serious injury. | 31 July 2014 A Hawker Sea Fury performing the penultimate display at the Culdrose air day in Cornwall crash-lands owing to an engine problem. The aircraft hits the runway before spinning on to grass in front of spectators. The pilot escapes serious injury. |
| 1 August 2015 Kevin Whyman, an RAF-trained jet pilot, is killed at the CarFest motoring event in Cheshire after his Folland Gnat fails to pull up after performing a low-level, close-proximity pass. | 1 August 2015 Kevin Whyman, an RAF-trained jet pilot, is killed at the CarFest motoring event in Cheshire after his Folland Gnat fails to pull up after performing a low-level, close-proximity pass. |
| 22 August 2015 A Hawker Hunter jet crashes into four cars on the A27 after failing to pull out of a loop manoeuvre at the Shoreham airshow. As many as 20 people are feared dead and the pilot remains in a critical condition. | 22 August 2015 A Hawker Hunter jet crashes into four cars on the A27 after failing to pull out of a loop manoeuvre at the Shoreham airshow. As many as 20 people are feared dead and the pilot remains in a critical condition. |
| 11.16am BST11:16 | 11.16am BST11:16 |
| We have known him for a long time, he was a really nice guy. He had a good job, training to be a fitness trainer. We have spoken to the family, we offered our sympathies. He was a really nice bloke and will be missed. | We have known him for a long time, he was a really nice guy. He had a good job, training to be a fitness trainer. We have spoken to the family, we offered our sympathies. He was a really nice bloke and will be missed. |
| Updated at 11.38am BST | Updated at 11.38am BST |
| 10.53am BST10:53 | 10.53am BST10:53 |
| Fourth potential victim named | Fourth potential victim named |
| Alexandra Topping | Alexandra Topping |
| The relatives of a young father who has not been heard from since the Shoreham airshow disaster are becoming increasingly worried about his whereabouts. Daniele Polito, of Worthing, was travelling home from work with Matt Jones, the personal trainer who tragically died in the crash, reported the The Argus. He has not been seen since. | The relatives of a young father who has not been heard from since the Shoreham airshow disaster are becoming increasingly worried about his whereabouts. Daniele Polito, of Worthing, was travelling home from work with Matt Jones, the personal trainer who tragically died in the crash, reported the The Argus. He has not been seen since. |
| His sister Marina appealed for information about what had happened to the former Worthing College student, but has urged friends not to jump to the conclusion that he had died before anything was known for certain. | His sister Marina appealed for information about what had happened to the former Worthing College student, but has urged friends not to jump to the conclusion that he had died before anything was known for certain. |
| His mother-in-law Ruth Cox said on Facebook: “Daniele Polito is still missing. He was with Matt Jones on their way back from work when the plane crashed, he is my grandson’s dad.” | His mother-in-law Ruth Cox said on Facebook: “Daniele Polito is still missing. He was with Matt Jones on their way back from work when the plane crashed, he is my grandson’s dad.” |
| Updated at 11.37am BST | Updated at 11.37am BST |
| 10.51am BST10:51 | 10.51am BST10:51 |
| The Press Association’s Tom Pugh reports that a crane has arrived at the scene of the crash to recover the plane. | The Press Association’s Tom Pugh reports that a crane has arrived at the scene of the crash to recover the plane. |
| A crane has arrived on site of the #Shoreham air crash to recover the crashed plane. | A crane has arrived on site of the #Shoreham air crash to recover the crashed plane. |
| 10.46am BST10:46 | 10.46am BST10:46 |
| RAFA say decision to switch pilots was made last month | RAFA say decision to switch pilots was made last month |
| There were reports this morning that pilot Andy Hill was a replacement to fly at Shoreham, sharing duties with a colleague who was on holiday at the time of the incident. | There were reports this morning that pilot Andy Hill was a replacement to fly at Shoreham, sharing duties with a colleague who was on holiday at the time of the incident. |
| Pilot Andy Hill was a replacement to fly at #Shoreham he shares duties with colleague who was on holiday. Latest @GMB @CharlotteHawkns | Pilot Andy Hill was a replacement to fly at #Shoreham he shares duties with colleague who was on holiday. Latest @GMB @CharlotteHawkns |
| The Royal Air Forces Association confirmed that the decision to switch pilots was made only last month. It added that two authorised pilots regularly displayed the aircraft involved in the crash, and that it’s “entirely routine” to change from one pilot to another. RAFA’s full statement is below. | The Royal Air Forces Association confirmed that the decision to switch pilots was made only last month. It added that two authorised pilots regularly displayed the aircraft involved in the crash, and that it’s “entirely routine” to change from one pilot to another. RAFA’s full statement is below. |
| As the police and emergency services continue investigating Saturday’s crash at Shoreham Air Show, our thoughts and condolences are with those who have been killed or injured, their families and friends and all those who have been affected by these tragic events. | As the police and emergency services continue investigating Saturday’s crash at Shoreham Air Show, our thoughts and condolences are with those who have been killed or injured, their families and friends and all those who have been affected by these tragic events. |
| We would also like to pay tribute to the emergency services and other agencies involved for their work at this distressing time. | We would also like to pay tribute to the emergency services and other agencies involved for their work at this distressing time. |
| The investigation into the crash will take some considerable time. | The investigation into the crash will take some considerable time. |
| We are offering every assistance to the Air Accident Investigations Branch as it seeks to establish the circumstances of the crash. | We are offering every assistance to the Air Accident Investigations Branch as it seeks to establish the circumstances of the crash. |
| The Civil Aviation Authority safety standards that must be met by all major civil air displays in the UK are among the very highest in the world. All air display arrangements, including the pilots and aircraft, must meet rigorous safety requirements and are regularly reviewed to ensure they provide the highest possible levels of protection. | The Civil Aviation Authority safety standards that must be met by all major civil air displays in the UK are among the very highest in the world. All air display arrangements, including the pilots and aircraft, must meet rigorous safety requirements and are regularly reviewed to ensure they provide the highest possible levels of protection. |
| At Shoreham we have always taken those safety arrangements very seriously. The team at Shoreham have many years of experience in running air shows throughout the UK and all aircraft have to be certificated and all pilots authorised by the CAA before they are allowed to undertake display routines at any air show. The air show itself has to meet rigorous safety standards that are laid down by the CAA who review these on an ongoing basis. | At Shoreham we have always taken those safety arrangements very seriously. The team at Shoreham have many years of experience in running air shows throughout the UK and all aircraft have to be certificated and all pilots authorised by the CAA before they are allowed to undertake display routines at any air show. The air show itself has to meet rigorous safety standards that are laid down by the CAA who review these on an ongoing basis. |
| We will not be commenting further upon the circumstances surrounding Saturday’s tragic events and the wider arrangements for air shows until the current investigation has been completed. | We will not be commenting further upon the circumstances surrounding Saturday’s tragic events and the wider arrangements for air shows until the current investigation has been completed. |
| Two highly-experienced pilots (both with current Civil Aviation Authority display authorisations) regularly displayed the aircraft in question. They shared their air show commitments between them and it was entirely routine that a change from one to the other was made – and this decision was made over a month ago. The pilot flying the Hunter on Saturday had displayed at last year’s Shoreham Airshow. | Two highly-experienced pilots (both with current Civil Aviation Authority display authorisations) regularly displayed the aircraft in question. They shared their air show commitments between them and it was entirely routine that a change from one to the other was made – and this decision was made over a month ago. The pilot flying the Hunter on Saturday had displayed at last year’s Shoreham Airshow. |
| Updated at 11.20am BST | Updated at 11.20am BST |
| 10.46am BST10:46 | 10.46am BST10:46 |
| Opening summary | Opening summary |
| Nadia Khomami | Nadia Khomami |
| On Saturday, a Hawker Hunter jet crashed into four cars on the A27 after it failed to pull out of a loop manoeuvre at the Shoreham airshow in West Sussex. Here’s everything we know about the incident so far: | On Saturday, a Hawker Hunter jet crashed into four cars on the A27 after it failed to pull out of a loop manoeuvre at the Shoreham airshow in West Sussex. Here’s everything we know about the incident so far: |
| Related: Shoreham air crash: up to 20 people may have died, police say | Related: Shoreham air crash: up to 20 people may have died, police say |
| This live blog will have the latest updates as more information comes through. | This live blog will have the latest updates as more information comes through. |