The death toll from the UPS plane crash in Louisville has risen to 12, and one of the victims may have been a child, officials said.

Louisville airport officials join mayor Craig Greenberg to provide updates after a plane crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

Late Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Andy Beshear said an 11th person has died and that one of the victims is a child. Later, Mayor Craig Greenberg confirmed a 12th person has died. On Thursday, Greenberg confirmed that nine people are still unaccounted for. The death toll is expected to come out

Following the crash of United Parcel Service (UPS) cargo jet at Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, shortly after takeoff at 5:15 p.m. local time, a huge fire erupted in the area. Amid that, Louisville mayor Craig Greenberg said in a post on X that the plane was carrying "280,

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Video of the UPS crash site released by the Mayor’s Office revealed piles of twisted and blackened metal. The crashing jet wiped out power lines as it hit structures and vehicles on the ground. The fireball that followed blasted and consumed everything it touched, complicating recovery efforts.