I, too, was concerned about the well being of a friend who was probably flying in a similar area at at similar time. I logged on to see if pprune would reveal what type was lost.
When it didn't I googled a simple search term and found the type in a trice.
Not my friend.
It really isnt hard, and pprune is not the only source of info when these things happen.
All accident threads follow the same path,
1. initial notification,
2. What type, where and who q's?
3. Condolences and people objecting to condolences...
4. More 'what type, where and who q's'...
5. Wait for the AAIB brigade come out to speak.
6. Regular news sources reveal the type and names (normally after police conference)
7. More condolences, then the thread ends...
Until the next one.
CRX.