Shoreham Airshow
Emergency services and crash investigation officers work at the site where a Hawker Hunter fighter jet crashed onto the A27 road at Shoreham near Brighton, Britain August 23, 2015. A jet aircraft ploughed into several cars on a busy road near an airshow in southern England on Saturday, killing at least seven people, police said. Reuters/Luke MacGregor

The number of people killed in the Shoreham Airshow has increased to 11, which was seven when the damages were initially reported after a jet crashed on A27 road in the south coast city of Brighton, UK, at 1:20 p.m. on Saturday.

The UK authorities have identified a British young man who lived in northern Australia to be dead after the deadly crash of the Hawker Hunter fighter jet plane crash. Along with the British youngster, two Worthing United footballers, Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt, were also killed in the crash during the airshow. Grimstone’s parents Sue and Phil told BBC that the family was still in shock. He was the kindest person who never lost his temper, Grimstone’s parents said .

Earlier, seven people were reportedly killed after the fighter jet crashed into the busy road on the A27 in West Sussex. It struck several cars and sent black smoke that billowed into the air. It was one of the worst airshow disasters in 60 years history of the country. The plane burst into flames near a public house and Lancing College, a residential school with hundreds of students living in it.

One of the eye witnesses, Stephen Jones, told BBC, “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’ ... And he flew straight into the ground either on or very close to the A27, which runs past the airport.”

Andy Hill, 51, the pilot of the fighter jet, survived the disaster and was immediately taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. He is still in a critical condition. He was believed to be formerly a RAF fast-jet pilot who was known for his stunt flier during the summer airshow circuit. Just after the incident, it was reported that seven people were killed in the disaster, but more bodies are believed will be recovered as the time passes.

Another death reported was of Matt Jones, a personal trainer from Littlehampton, UK. His sister confirmed on Facebook that his brother died in the airshow crash.

Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry of Sussex Police confirmed that the recovery process will take some more time. “As a result of the scale of devastation the recovery process is necessarily complex and thorough, and the work of those undertaking it cannot be understated,” he said.

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