One dead, three hurt as cargo plane crashes into house near Vilnius airport


25-11-2024 10:47 AM

Ammon News - A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house as it approached for landing at Lithuania’s Vilnius airport early on Monday, killing one person and injuring three others on the aircraft, officials said.

The flight was operated by SWIFT airline on behalf of DHL and had taken off from Leipzig, Germany before the plane crashed around 0330 GMT, a spokesperson for the governmental National Crisis Management Center said. All of the people in the house survived, he added.

An airport spokesperson said the plane was a Boeing 737-400 (BA.N).

Police told a press conference 12 people had been evacuated from the house hit by the plane.

Rescue services said the plane hit the ground and slid at least 100 metres (110 yards) before crashing into the building.

The head of national crisis management centre said the cause of the crash was being investigated.

Reuters




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