BBC Breakfast presenter Nina Warhurst was quick to intervene during Sunday's broadcast when her colleague began coughing live on air.

During the show, 44-year-old Nina was discussing the latest headlines from the past few hours, including the tragic news of a plane carrying 181 passengers and crew crashing at an airport in South Korea after returning from Bangkok, Thailand.

Throughout the programme, Nina connected with News' South East Asia Correspondent, Jonathan Head, who was reporting live from Bangkok, Thailand, for updates on the heartbreaking incident.

However, as Jonathan was delivering his report, he started to cough and struggled to continue. He paused his segment to cough and apologised, saying: "Excuse me."

This led Nina to step in, suggesting: "Jonathan with the latest from Bangkok, maybe grab some water? Thank you Jonathan for the update!", reports .

It comes as Nina started Sunday's show by announcing the sad breaking news about the plane crash in South Korea. Nina said: "Our main story, a plane carrying 181 passengers and crew has crashed at an airport in South Korea and burst into flames. With most of those on board believed to have been killed. The death toll so far stands at 96, the crash happened at Muan International Airport."

The plane, carrying 175 passengers and six crew, tragically crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in South Korea, bursting into flames and is thought to have killed all but two of the people on board.

The aircraft is seen in horrifying footage veering off the runway before smashing into the wall. It comes after another aeroplane tragedy in Azerbaijan on Day.

The crash occurred during landing, after the plane's landing gear is thought to have malfunctioned and footage shows it skidding along the runway with no wheels on the ground. All flights to and from Muan Airport in Jeollanam-do have been cancelled.

It is thought the landing gear failed to deploy properly, forcing the pilots to abort before going round again to attempt a belly landing.

According to Flightradar data, the plane was a Boeing 737 that departed from Bangkok at 2.29am local time and was due to arrive in South Korea at 8.30am - but instead had landed at 8.59am.

The ill-fated flight, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, had flown from Bangkok with a total of 181 people on board. Following the crash, the plane exploded, sustaining severe damage and catching fire.

The South Korean National Fire Agency said that the aircraft is believed to have experienced an issue with landing gear due to bird strike at the airport some 288 miles away from Seoul.

BBC Breakfast continues every day at 6am on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.