The death toll in the crash of a UPS cargo plane in the US state of Kentucky has increased to 14. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced this on his social network page X, noting that in the evening the body of another victim was found at the scene.
The accident happened around 5:20 p.m. local time when an MD-11 flying from Louisville to Honolulu crashed near Muhammad Ali International Airport. According to preliminary information from WLKY TV, the cause of the incident may have been an engine fire during takeoff and subsequent power loss.
An American cargo plane crashed and exploded on takeoff
Authorities confirmed there were three crew members on board and the plane was not carrying dangerous goods. As a result of the plane crash, the buildings of the waste recycling plant and the auto parts store were damaged.
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