DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Near Airport in Lithuania, Killing 1
Europe|DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Near Airport in Lithuania, Killing 1
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/world/europe/dhl-lithuania-plane-crash.html
The crash near Vilnius Airport sparked a fire in a residential area, an airport official said. Four people were on board.
A DHL cargo plane crashed into homes near an airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, killing one person on board and sparking a fire, officials said.
The plane had taken off in Leipzig, Germany, and it crashed just outside Vilnius Airport at about 5:30 a.m., the airport said in a statement.
One of the four people on board was killed, Tadas Vasiliauskas, a spokesman for Lithuanian Airports, which manages Vilnius Airport, said in a brief phone interview.
The DHL plane, operated by Swiftair, an airline based in Spain, crashed just before it was set to land, Mr. Vasiliauskas said. It fell into homes and sparked a fire, he added.
A representative for DHL did not respond to a request for information about the crash.
This is a developing story.