In brief
A cargo plane crash near Vilnius airport has resulted in one death and three injuries, with efforts underway to locate another missing individual.
The crash occurred early Monday when the aircraft, operated by the Spanish cargo airline Swiftair for DHL, went down while on its final descent. It is reported that the plane landed close to residential areas. Local authorities confirmed that all twelve individuals from a nearby house were safely evacuated, mitigating potential casualties from the accident.The airplane had taken off from DHL’s hub at Leipzig Airport in Germany just after 03:00 local time and crashed approximately 90 minutes into its flight. According to flight-tracking data from Flightradar24, the crash site was located about 1.3 kilometers (0.8 miles) north of the Vilnius airport runway, where firefighters were observed responding to smoke originating from a building in the vicinity.Ongoing investigations have been launched by Lithuanian authorities to determine the cause of the crash, which, as of now, remains unclear. Flight operations at Vilnius airport are continuing, highlighting the agility of emergency responses in the area despite the tragic incident. The situation is still developing, with updates expected as the investigation unfolds.
