DHL cargo plane crashes into a house in Lithuania, killing at least 1
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-story home near the airport.
#Vilnius -Bound #DHL Boeing 737-400 Crashes In #Liepkalnis
A DHL Boeing 737 freighter travelling from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport (VNO), has crashed near Liepkalnis Hill, located along the approach path to the airport's runway. #Lithuania #Update https://t.co/T8cnAvqCDH … pic.twitter.com/HBqO941nTU
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