Eight people have been injured after a flight at Stansted Airport was forced to abort a takeoff following a "huge bang" on the runway.

Flights were grounded at the Essex transport hub shortly after the dramatic incident at 8.10pm on Friday, as the plane - carrying 169 passengers and six crew - was moved from the tarmac.

The airline, Laudamotion, said the pilots of Flight 327 bound for Vienna, Austria, decided to abort takeoff because of an engine problem.

One man who was on board described the aircraft skidding to a stop after a bang rocked the cabin.

Passengers were then forced to escape the aircraft via inflatable slides.

It was later confirmed that eight people had suffered minor injuries. Two of the patients, who suffered a back injury and a laceration, were taken to Princess Alexandria Hospital in Hounslow

Passengers were rebooked on a flight that left London on Saturday morning.