A DHL cargo plane operated by SwiftAir crashed during an emergency landing near Vilnius Airport in Lithuania, killing one crew member and injuring three others. The plane was traveling from Leipzig, Germany to Vilnius.
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A DHL cargo plane crashed early Monday near the airport in Lithuania's capital, killing one person
The plane was flying from the eastern German city of Leipzig and skid several hundred metres before crashing
The deceased person was Spanish, and the remaining three crew members were Spanish, German and Lithuanian nationals
On November 25, a cargo plane of the German courier service DHL crashed near Vilnius airport.
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