Roundup: 3 Britons killed in Germanwings air crash identified

British Foreign Office on Wednesday identified three British nationals who were killed in the air crash of a German budget airline plane in southern France on Tuesday.

At least three British nationals died in the crash in the French Alps, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said.

The Airbus A320 aircraft, operated by Lufthansa's budget airline Germanwings, crashed Tuesday in southern France while flying from Spain's Barcelona to Germany's Duesseldorf. There were no survivors among the 144 passengers and six crew members on board.

Among the victims is Paul Bramley, 28, from Hull. He had just finished his first year at the college and had taken a few days holiday with friends in Barcelona before flying back to Britain via Duesseldorf, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office on behalf of Bramley's family.

Another British national on board was Martyn Matthews, 50, from Wolverhampton. He was believed to be traveling to attend a business meeting in Germany.

Marina Bandres Lopez Belio, a 37-year-old resident in Manchester originally from the Spanish Pyrenees, was also confirmed on board the flight with her baby son. She had traveled to Spain to attend her uncle's funeral and visit her family.

Hammond said he could not "rule out the possibility that there are further British people involved."

"The level of information on the flight manifest doesn't allow us to rule out that possibility until we have completed some further checks," he said.

The foreign secretary added that the Britain is in contact with the French, German and Spanish authorities and will make a further announcement once "a clearer picture" is established.

He said on Tuesday that Britain's Air Accident Investigation Branch and Disaster Victim Identification experts were standing by to offer assistance to the French authorities, if required. Endit