11 People Killed when Jet Crashes in to UK Highway

Viewers at a United Kingdom airshow were horrified when one of the jets they were watching doing aerial acrobatics crashed into a highway, killing around a dozen people, and the police say the death toll is likely to rise.

The tragedy took place in West Sussex, England when a pilot flying a Hawker Hunter jet lost control of his plane while trying to do a loop and plummeted onto a busy highway known as the A27, according to the BBC.

Initial reports right after the accident took place Saturday said that seven people had died, but that figure was today revised to 11 and the police cautioned more casualties may be found as recovery work continues.

Among the dead are believed to be three members of the same soccer club, Worthing United. They are 24-year-old Matt Jones, 23-year-old Matthew Grimstone, and 23-year-old Jacob Schilt. Grimstone was the team's starting goalie and Schilt a midfielder.

The pilot, a member of the Royal Air Force named Andy Hill, somehow survived and was pulled from the plane's wreckage. It is unclear if he ejected from the plane at the last moment.

The road will be closed indefinitely because it has been seriously damaged, and the site of the crash is still volatile because plane is reported to stil be loaded with fuel that could catch fire at any moment.

A friend of the pilot told the BBC that the maneuver Hill was trying at the time of the crash is one of the most dangerous and difficult maneuvers a pilot can attempt.

No one at the airfield which served as the centerpiece of the show that featured classic aircraft was hurt in the incident.

The Hawker Hunter was developed in the early 1950s and entered service in 1954.