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.

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

A UPS cargo jet can be seen descending rapidly, hitting several power lines, before crashing on the ground and bursting into flames.

Video of the deadly Louisville, Kentucky, crash showed flames on one of the plane's wings and a huge fireball erupting as the aircraft hit the ground.

Beshear confirmed at least nine people died in the crash, although he said that number may rise by at least one more victim as the search continues.

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