US EditionAt Least 12 Killed, Others Injured After a UPS Plane Crashes Near the Louisville Airport
At least 11 dead and multiple injured after MD-11 crash prompts emergency declaration; over 200 responders and 50 trucks engaged, state relief fund established.
- On Tuesday, UPS 2976, an MD-11 freight plane headed to Honolulu, crashed shortly after takeoff at 5:15 p.m. from Muhammad Ali International Airport, striking Kentucky Petroleum Recycling and Grade A Auto Parts.
- The Atlanta-based carrier said UPS 2976 was bound for Honolulu on Tuesday when fire erupted as it sped down the runway, and the MD-11 went down around 5:15 p.m., sending smoke across Louisville.
- UofL Health said hospital systems were treating 15 patients after the crash; 13 were discharged and two remain critical at the University of Louisville Hospital burn center.
- Beshear amended the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund and set up a new donation fund to cover funeral expenses and aid recovery, while advising residents near the crash site to avoid drinking the water as a precaution.
- As recovery entered night two, families remained at the scene awaiting news, with more than 50 trucks and over 200 first responders on site and 16 families reporting loved ones unaccounted at the reunification center.
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At least 12 killed, others injured after a UPS plane crashes near the Louisville airport
By Danya Gainor, Michelle Watson, Amanda Musa, Emma Tucker, Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Cindy Von Quednow, Holly Yan, Andy Rose, Amanda Jackson and Jordan D. Brown, CNN (CNN) — A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Louisville, Kentucky, airport Tuesday, leaving a fiery trail of destruction and a half-mile-long debris field. At least 12 people were killed after the plane crashed shortly after takeoff, Louisville Mayor Cr…
Kentucky Governor Declares State of Emergency After UPS Cargo Plane Crash Kills at Least 9
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency after at least nine people died when a UPS cargo plane crashed at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4. Beshear updated the death toll from seven to nine on Nov. 5 and warned that the number may go up. “I’m now fairly confident that that number will grow by at least one,” Beshear said during his weekly Team Kentucky update. “We hope it doesn’t grow by too…
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