New Delhi, July 13 -- A Beech B200 Super King Air business jet crashed shortly after takeoff from London Southend Airport on Sunday afternoon, triggering a massive fireball and thick black smoke visible across Essex.

The aircraft was en route to Lelystad in the Netherlands when it went down moments after going airborne.

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