DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania, killing one
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Vilnius: A DHL cargo plane flying from Germany to Lithuania crashed early Monday near the airport of the capital Vilnius killing one person, firefight...
Vilnius: A DHL cargo plane flying from Germany to Lithuania crashed early Monday near the airport of the capital Vilnius killing one person, firefighters said.
"The plane was due to land at Vilnius airport and crashed a few kilometres away," Renatas Pozela, the head of the firefighting and emergency services unit said, adding that one person in the four-member crew died.
Swiftair cargo 737-400 has crashed while on approach to Vilnius International Airport, Lithuania. One pilot and one person on the ground were killed. The second pilot and two others survived with unspecified injuries. The aircraft, operated by a DHL contractor Swiftair, was… pic.twitter.com/FUyexI9ObE
A house caught fire during the crash in unclear circumstances.