Seven dead and 14 injured after Hawker Hunter smashes into four cars

Seven people have been confirmed dead after a fighter jet smashed into traffic on a busy dual carriageway and burst into flames after failing to pull up from a loop-the-loop stunt during an airshow display.

Thousands of spectators watched in horror as the 1950s Hawker Hunter crashed into several cars on the A27 next to Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex this afternoon.

The pilot, named locally as former RAF Harrier jump-jet flier Andy Hill, is believed to have been pulled from the burning wreckage at just after 1.20pm and is now fighting for his life in hospital.

The pilot was flown from the scene by Air Ambulance to the Royal County Sussex Hospital.

South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed that seven people died in the crash, 14 were injured, with four of them taken to hospital.

Footage has emerged showing the single-seater 1950s jet hurtling towards the ground before it exploded into a massive ball of flames and smoke.

Poland

Also today a TV helicopter crashed at the Polish Air Force Airshow at Radom, Poland just outside the base, both crew members taken to hospital with minor injuries