At least one person is dead after a DHL cargo plane crashed while approaching an airport in Lithuania’s capital Monday morning, Nov. 25. Officials said the plane split into pieces, then skidded for a few hundred feet into a nearby home.
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The flight had taken off from Germany and crashed around 5:30 a.m. local time while approaching its final destination in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Officials said the person who was killed was a member of the flight crew but was not a pilot. Three other people on board were injured. Nobody on the ground got hurt.
Officials said at least 12 people had to be evacuated from the home.
Investigators are looking into the cause of the crash and have not yet ruled out it being an act of terrorism.
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DEVELOPING THIS MORNING – AT LEAST ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A DHL CARGO PLANE CRASHED WHILE APPROACHING AN AIRPORT IN LITHUANIA’S CAPITAL.
OFFICIALS SAY THE PLANE SPLIT INTO PIECES, THEN SKIDDED FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET INTO A NEARBY HOME.
THE FLIGHT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM GERMANY AND CRASHED AROUND 5:30 A.M. LOCAL TIME WHILE APPROACHING ITS FINAL DESTINATION IN LITHUANIA.
OFFICIALS SAY THE PERSON WHO WAS KILLED WAS A MEMBER OF THE FLIGHT CREW – BUT WAS NOT A PILOT.
THREE OTHER PEOPLE ON-BOARD WERE INJURED.
NOBODY ON THE GROUND GOT HURT.
OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE HAD TO BE EVACUATED FROM THE HOME.
INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING INTO THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH – AND HAVE NOT YET RULED OUT IT BEING AN ACT OF TERRORISM.
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