1 Dead After Cargo Flight Crashes in Lithuania

Three others were wounded in the incident as the plane slid for more than 100 meters when it attempted to land at an airport in Vilnius.
1 Dead After Cargo Flight Crashes in Lithuania
Lithuanian rescuers work next to the wreckage of a cargo plane following its crash near Vilnius International Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Nov. 25, 2024. Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images
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A cargo plane crashed on its approach to an airport in Vilnius and slid into a nearby house, killing at least one person who was aboard the aircraft, Lithuanian officials said on Monday.

Three other people on the plane were hurt and no one on the ground suffered any injury, they added.

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