In brief
An early morning cargo plane crash near Vilnius resulted in one fatality and injuries to three others. The incident occurred as the aircraft was nearing its landing, prompting an ongoing investigation by local authorities.
In the early hours of Monday, tragedy struck near Vilnius airport in Lithuania when a cargo plane crashed, resulting in at least one death and three injuries. The plane, operated by Swiftair for DHL, went down close to a house during its final approach to land, according to local reports. Authorities are actively searching for a fourth individual who may be unaccounted for. Fortunately, police confirmed that all 12 occupants of the nearby residence were safely evacuated. The aircraft had departed from DHL's hub at Leipzig Airport in Germany at approximately 03:00 local time and encountered difficulties about an hour and a half into the flight.Flight operations at Vilnius airport continue as emergency services respond to the incident, despite the crash taking place a short distance from the runway. Eyewitnesses reported firefighters battling smoke emanating from a building situated 1.3 kilometers (0.8 miles) north of the airport runway. The precise cause of the crash remains unclear, prompting Lithuanian authorities to initiate a thorough investigation into the unfortunate incident.
