7 dead in Louisville UPS plane crash
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The death toll from the UPS plane crash in Louisville has risen to 12, and one of the victims may have been is a child.
A state of emergency has been declared for Kentucky by Governor Andy Beshear Wednesday following a deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville Tuesday night. Beshear said that nine people are dead and at least 15 people are injured. An additional 16 people are still unaccounted for after the incident.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gave an update on Tuesday's UPS plane crash near the Louisville International Airport. At least nine people were killed in the crash, and the death toll will likely rise, Beshear said.
The death toll climbed to at least 12 on Wednesday, Nov. 5, and several people remained unaccounted for, said Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg.
A UPS cargo jet can be seen descending rapidly, hitting several power lines, before crashing on the ground and bursting into flames.
The grim task of finding victims from the firestorm that followed the crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky, has entered a third day