The aircraft, which left Leipzig in Germany, crashed near the airport of the Lithuanian capital. One of the four crew members was found dead.
A cargo plane from the transport company DHL crashed near Vilnius airport, Lithuania, on the night of Sunday November 24 to Monday November 25, police and airport spokespersons reported. . The death toll is at least one.
“The city's special services are currently on site, as well as fire teams from Vilnius Airport,” the airport said on X, specifying that flights are “not disrupted at the moment”. The plane departed from Leipzig, Germany.
“The plane was supposed to land at Vilnius airport and crashed a few kilometers from the airport,” Renatas Pozela, head of the fire and rescue service, also told the press, adding that one of the four crew member was found dead.
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