Pictures from the scene as police address media after two killed in Essex plane crash

Essex Police provided an update to media after a small aircraft crash in Ongar, Essex, killed two people. The two-seat Cessna 152 took off from North Weald airfield on Tuesday, June 30, on a “short flight experience,” but did not return and crashed in a field off Mill Lane. Emergency services were alerted at around 12:30pm. Detective Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, confirmed the deaths and said formal identification had not yet taken place, adding that the process is likely to be complex and will be handled sensitively. Flight tracking showed the aircraft departed at 12:22pm, flew east, then turned back toward North Weald, with tracking ending at 12:30pm. Police said they are working with the Air Accident Investigations Branch, fire services, airfield staff, and Epping Forest District Council, and asked witnesses or those with relevant footage to contact them via 101 or the website.