DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Near Vilnius Airport, Killing One (3)

Nov. 25, 2024, 4:24 PM UTC

A DHL cargo plane flying from Germany to Lithuania crashed close to Vilnius Airport, killing a crew member and injuring three others, according to police.

The Boeing 737-400, which took off from the eastern German city of Leipzig, went down close to a residential home in the Lithuanian capital at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday, the police said. Fourteen people were evacuated from a damaged building as firefighters put out the blaze.

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Authorities in the Baltic nation said an investigation was under way to determine what caused the crash, which occurred about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) ...

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