A Boeing 737 cargo plane operated by Swiftair crashed into a house near Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, killing one person and injuring another.
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00:00One person has died after a cargo plane crashed into her house Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital as it was on its final approach for landing.
00:11Local officials say three people were injured and had been taken to the hospital after the crash.
00:17Police said 12 people have been safely evacuated while firefighters tackled smoke coming from a building close to the crash site.
00:26According to the Lithuanian Airport Authority, the DHL cargo plane arriving from the German city of Leipzig smashed into a two-storey home near Vilnius International Airport.
00:38Data from a flight tracking website shows the plane crashed an hour and a half after departure.
00:45Lithuanian authorities say investigation has begun to determine the cause of the crash.