By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-11-25 06:51:19 | Updated at 2024-11-25 09:58:33
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A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital, killing at least one person.
Lithuanian’s public broadcaster LRT, quoting an emergency official, said two people had been taken to the hospital after the crash, and one was later pronounced dead. LRT said the aircraft smashed into a two-storey home near the airport.
The Lithuanian airport authority identified the aircraft as a “DHL cargo plane flying from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport”.
It posted on the social platform X that city services including a fire truck were on site.
Authorities did not immediately offer a cause for the crash. Weather at Vilnius International Airport was around freezing temperature, with clouds before sunrise.
DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, did not immediately return a call for comment.
