The Hawker Hunter aircraft crashed onto the A27 outside Brighton at around 1.20pm on Saturday, hitting several cars as it came down, according to a statement from Sussex Police.
The South East Coast Ambulance Service said: "SECAMB confirm 7 fatalities from the crash at the Shoreham air show today. Thoughts are with the families and loved ones."
The pilot of the Hawker Hunter jet is in a critical condition in hospital after the crash that left seven people dead, West Sussex Police have said. And it is possible that the bodies of more victims will be found as the search of the scene continues.
Superintendent Jane Derrick of Sussex Police said: "Sadly we believe that seven people have lost their lives today when the jet crashed.
The classic Daimler Limousine, believed to be owned by a wedding car firm, had been travelling along the road when the incident happened.
"As far as we are aware all those who sadly lost their lives were on the road, and it was nobody within the air show perimeter on the actual airport.
This was the sixth disaster at a UK air show in the last seven years. Six fatalities have occurred in those incidents, including one in 2007 at the Shoreham event.
