USA, aircraft crash in Louisville: UPS cargo crashes, 7 useless | EUROtoday

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A UPS cargo aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, crashed yesterday afternoon close to the worldwide airport in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after take-off, elevating an enormous column of black smoke seen for kilometers away. The dying toll is at the very least seven.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the accident occurred round 5.15pm native time. The aircraft, departing for Hawaii, would have misplaced altitude a couple of moments after beginning the run on the runway, ending up hitting some industrial actions adjoining to the airport space.

The governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, declared at a press convention that he feared a attainable enhance within the variety of deaths and accidents, specifying that “the conditions of the three crew members on board the aircraft remain unknown at the moment” and including that he was “very worried about them”.

UPS, in a press release launched within the following hours, confirmed the presence of three crew members on board, specifying nonetheless that it nonetheless had no official info on any victims or accidents.

A video launched by native broadcaster WLKY seems to point out the aircraft’s left engine on fireplace because the plane tried to take off. Aerial pictures of the crash web site present a protracted path of particles and groups of firefighters battling the flames, which unfold to a close-by oil recycling plant, which was hit “pretty directly,” Beshear confirmed.