UPDATE: 12:20 p.m. ET: Local authorities have confirmed that seven people have died as a result of the plane crash, according to the BBC. The victims all died at the site of the crash, with two others, one in critical condition and one with minor injuries, taken to a local hospital.
There are also ten other people with minor injuries being treated at the scene of the crash.
A single-passenger Hawker Hunter plane hit several cars as it crashed onto a road Saturday during the Shoreham Airshow in Brighton, police said.
West Sussex police said there were several casualties. The road, the A27, is closed in both directions and drivers are asked to avoid the area for the rest of the day.
The BBC reported that a witness, Stephen Jones, said the plane crashed as it tried to complete a loop. "He'd gone up into a loop and as he was coming out of the loop I just thought, you're too low, you're too low, pull up," Jones said.
Photos and video almost immediately started appearing on social media.
BREAKING The plane apparently crashed on the a27 #Shoreham Airshow http://t.co/PEYE8ivUcd pic.twitter.com/YVfWzZD4eM— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) August 22, 2015
Update: Video clip of Hawker Hunter jet crash at Shoreham Airshow in Sussex. Reportedly came down on to the A27. pic.twitter.com/0Bbg7PPXxf— Kent 999s (@Kent_999s) August 22, 2015
#Shoreham #airshow unbelievably sad event on what was otherwise turning out to be a great day. pic.twitter.com/l6DZno6hK3— Charlie Lear (@charliemarathon) August 22, 2015
The air show is one of the major ones in the UK. It takes place over two days and the proceeds go to the Royal Air Forces Association.