DHL cargo plane crashes in residential area runway while attempting to land in Vilnius airport
Image Source : @UNITEDALERTS/X DHL cargo plane crashes near Vilnius airport Vilnius: A DHL cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport on Monday, at about 0330 GMT, resulting in the killing of at least one person. Lithuania firefighters were seen pouring water onto large smoke from a building which is 1.3 km north of the airport runway. A large police and ambulance presence was seen nearby, and several nearby major streets were cordoned off. The airplane, which was operated by SWIFT airline on behalf of DHL, originated from Leipzig and fell on a house, a spokesperson for the governmental National Crisis Management Center said. 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. Flight operations resumed: 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 …
