A DHL cargo plane crashed in a residential area near an airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, killing one person on board and setting a house ablaze, officials said.
The plane crashed just outside Vilnius Airport at about 5:30 a.m., the airport said in a statement.
One of the four people on board was killed, Tadas Vasiliauskas, a spokesman for Lithuanian Airports, which manages Vilnius Airport, said in a phone interview.
The DHL plane, operated by Swiftair, a company based in Spain, crashed just before it was set to land, Mr. Vasiliauskas said.
The plane crashed near a two-story home, burst into flames and set the building on fire, Renata Liaudanskiene, a spokeswoman for Lithuania’s Fire and Rescue Department, said by email.
Persons:
Ramunas, Tadas, Vasiliauskas, Renata Liaudanskiene
Organizations:
DHL, Lithuanian Airports, Vilnius Airport, Swiftair, Rescue Department
Locations:
Vilnius, Lithuania, Leipzig, Germany, Spain