Plane Crash at Shoreham Air Show

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The death toll from the Shoreham air crash where a vintage jet plummeted into traffic on a main trunk road is thought to have risen to 11, police have said.

Source: BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34034430

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Police have reported earlier on today that the death count could still rise and the CAA have released the following statement:

The thoughts of everyone at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) remain with all of those affected by the tragic accident at the Shoreham Air Show on Saturday 22 August.

Following the accident we immediately began an urgent review and have, today, announced a series of immediate restrictions and changes to UK civil air displays.

• As a precaution, on Saturday 22 August we took steps to ensure no further flights were made by Hawker Hunter aircraft - this temporary restriction remains in place.

• Flying displays over land by vintage jet aircraft will be significantly restricted until further notice. They will be limited to flypasts, which means ‘high energy’ aerobatics will not be permitted.

• The CAA will conduct additional risk assessments on all forthcoming civil air displays to establish if additional measures should be introduced.

• We commenced a full review of civil air display safety yesterday and held an initial meeting this morning.

The safety standards that must be met by all major civil air displays in the UK are among the very highest in the world and are regularly reviewed. All air display arrangements, including the pilots and aircraft, must meet rigorous safety requirements. Individual display pilots are only granted approval following a thorough test of their abilities.

The CAA will continue to offer every assistance to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch as it seeks to establish the cause of the accident. The CAA will also act promptly in response to any emerging indications from the AAIB’s investigation.

[Mrs.McCall]

It's such a tragedy that so many have happened concurrently. No doubt some serious discussion about the location of airshows.

[FlyingJesus]

Fatalities possibly numbering around 20 now as hospital/police reports come in, including two Worthing FC players confirmed. I feel so lucky not to personally know any of the people involved but this is really awful and literally down the road, I can't imagine the horror people are going through as everything gets cleared