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A small plane has crashed at London Southend Airport on England's south east coast, police said on Sunday. "We remain on the scene of a serious incident at Southend Airport," the local Essex Police said, adding that they were alerted just before 4 p.m. to reports of a collision involving a 39-foot plane.

Travel agents said the closure of Southend airport had a minimal impact so far and hailed co-operative trade efforts to help affected clients as flights were re-routed.

One body is still yet to be recovered from the site of a plane crash at London Southend Airport, police have confirmed. Four foreign nationals, including a doctor, died when the aircraft crashed on Sunday,

Earlier today, the first victim of the crash to be identified was Chilean-born nurse, Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, 31, who was a German citizen reportedly on her first day as a flight nurse, the Independent reported.

Southend-on-Sea City Council leader Daniel Cowan said: "Two major tragedies in a short space of time is clearly going to take their toll on people, which is why we're encouraging people - anyone needing help - to reach out for it."