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DHL cargo plane crashes near Vilnius Airport in Lithuania, killing one crew member

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A DHL cargo plane crashed in a residential area near Vilnius Airport in Lithuania, killing one person on board. The plane burst into flames and set a nearby two-story home on fire. The cause of the crash is under investigation, with Lithuanian officials considering whether Russia played a role. A surveillance video captured the crash, showing the plane descending normally as it approached the airport before sunrise. The plane skidded for several hundred meters before crashing into the building, with debris hitting a house. Firefighters responded to the scene, pouring water onto the large smoke from the building.

  1. DE
    Annalena Baerbock
    Social Democratic Party
    1. We must now seriously ask ourselves whether this was an accident or whether it was another hybrid incident.
  2. LT
    Darius Jauniskis
    1. We cannot reject the possibility of terrorism ... But at the moment we can't make attributions or point fingers, because we don't have such information.
  3. LT
    Ingrida Šimonytė
    Homeland Union
    1. Thankfully, despite the crash occurring in a residential area, no lives have been lost among the local population.
  4. LT
    Laurynas Kasciunas
    Homeland Union
    1. So far, there are no signs or evidence suggesting this was sabotage or a terrorist act.
    2. However, to find out what happened inside the plane, it will be necessary to interview the surviving crew members. And of course, the black box. That will take some time.
  5. LT
    Marius Baranauskas
    Lithuanian National Aviation Authority
    1. We need to examine the black boxes to know what was happening in the aircraft.
    2. In the recording of the conversation between the pilots and the tower, the pilots until the very last second did not tell the tower of any extraordinary event.
  6. DE
    DHL
    1. The cause of the accident is still unknown and an investigation is already underway.
  7. LT
    Renatas Požėla
    Vilnius Airport Fire Service
    1. Residential infrastructure around the house was on fire, and the house was slightly damaged, but we managed to evacuate people.

sources

  1. 1.The New York Times
  2. 2.CTV News
  3. 3.DW News
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.ABC News (Australia)
  6. 6.CNA News
  7. 7.South China Morning Post
  8. 8.Agence France-Presse
  9. 9.Associated Press
  10. 10.Die Zeit
  11. 11.Reuters
  12. 12.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Russia-Ukraine War
  2. 2.Disasters
  3. 3.Air travel
  4. 4.Shipping industry
  5. 5.Aviation Accidents and Incidents
  6. 6.Sabotage
  7. 7.Transportation
  8. 8.Terrorism

countries

  1. 1.CanadaCA
  2. 2.GermanyDE
  3. 3.SpainES
  4. 4.United KingdomGB
  5. 5.LithuaniaLT
  6. 6.PolandPL
  7. 7.Russian FederationRU
  8. 8.UkraineUA

organizations

  1. 1.Boeing CoUS
  2. 2.DHLDE
  3. 3.FlightRadar24SE
  4. 4.Vilnius Airport Fire Service
  5. 5.National Crisis Management Center
  6. 6.RyanairIE
  7. 7.Spirit AirlinesUS
  8. 8.Transport Safety Investigation Bureau
  9. 9.Flight Safety Foundation
  10. 10.German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
  11. 11.Lithuanian National Aviation Authority
  12. 12.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

persons

  1. 1.Darius JauniskisLT
  2. 2.Laurynas KasciunasLT
  3. 3.Ramunas Matonis
  4. 4.Amelia Nierenberg
  5. 5.Yan Zhuang
  6. 6.Arunas Paulauskas
  7. 7.Ingrida ŠimonytėLT
  8. 8.Renatas PožėlaLT
  9. 9.Andrius Sytas
  10. 10.Annalena BaerbockDE
  11. 11.Kotryna Ciupailaite
  12. 12.Marius BaranauskasLT

technicals

  1. 1.Boeing 737 Next Generation
  2. 2.Utapao International Airport
  3. 3.Vilnius Airport
  4. 4.Baltic Sea