Cargo planes crashes near Vilnius Airport in Lithuania

Emergencies November 25, 8:36

One of the pilots reportedly survived the crash, while no information is currently available about the other people on board

VILNIUS, November 25. /TASS/. A cargo plane en route from the German city of Leipzig has crashed into a residential building near Vilnius International Airport in the Lithuanian capital, airport spokesperson Marius Zelenius told the LRT radio station.

"A DHL aircraft crashed into a two-story residential building. According to preliminary reports, there were two pilots and two company employees aboard the plane," he said.

One of the pilots reportedly survived the crash, while no information is currently available about the other people on board.

It’s not clear yet if there were people in the building. Firefighters are working at the crash site.

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