Lithuania: The moment of DHL aircraft crash near Vilnius – One dead, three injured

The causes of the DHL cargo aircraft crash on Monday morning (25.11.2024) near Vilnius are being sought by Lithuania authorities. “There is no evidence so far that there was an explosion prior to the DHL plane cargo crash,” a spokesman for Lithuania’s government National Crisis Management Centre T told Reuters as he approached to land early this morning at Vilnius Airport in Lithuania, resulting in one man being killed and three others injured inside the plane, officials said. The flight was managed by SWIFT airline on behalf of DHL. He had departed Leipzig, Germany, and the plane crashed around 05:30 (Greece time), said a representative of the Lithuanian National Crisis Management Centre. All the people in the residence survived, he added. An airport representative said the plane was a Boeing 737-400. Police said at a press conference that 12 people were removed from the house hit by the plane. Rescue services stated that the plane was dragged at least 100 meters to the ground before crashing into the building. The moment of the crash is shocking: Swiftair cargo 737-400 has crashed while on approach to Vilnius International Airport, Lithuania. One pilot and one person on the ground were killed. The second pilot and two others survived with unqualified injuries. The aircraft, operated by a DHL contractor Swiftair, was… — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) The head of the National Crisis Management Center said the causes of the crash are being investigated. A DHL cargo plane crashed in Liechtenstein early on Monday, killing one of four people on board, local officials said. Emergency responders were on the scene and several nearby major streets were recorded off. Read more: — ABC News (@ABC) Video brīdī, kad Vi Video: delfi — Paulius Jakelis (@PauliusJakelis) The smoke was rising from a building about 1.3 km north of the airport runway in the Lithuanian capital. In the area there is an extensive presence of police and ambulances and major neighboring roads have been excluded. The flight had taken off at 04:08 (Greece time) from Leipzig, according to Flightradar24 service.