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At least 13 people were killed and several others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Videos from phones, cars and security cameras captured the tragic final moments of a UPS cargo plane as it caught fire and crashed in a massive explosion just outside Louisville’s airport, killing at least 12 people and carving a path of destruction on the ground.
The power had just gone off and the ground was shaking at Grade A Auto Parts when the owner received a panicked video call from his chief financial officer. On his screen, CEO Sean Garber watched a “huge fireball” engulf the Louisville,
The death toll continued to rise a day after a UPS cargo plane, loaded with fuel and bound for Honolulu, crashed shortly past the runway of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Nov. 4, marking the deadliest plane crash in the history of UPS Airlines.
The deceased are believed to include the three people aboard the plane, who were identified Thursday by UPS as Capt. Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt and International Relief Officer Capt. Dana Diamond.
The death toll from the deadliest plane crash in UPS history has reached 13, including three pilots, while nine others remain missing and unaccounted for. During a vigil held the evening of Nov. 6 by a local Teamsters union, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg announced that the latest victim had passed away from their injuries at UofL Hospital.
The cabin crew aboard the UPS plane that crashed near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday, have been identified. UPS identified Capt. Richard Wartenberg, First Ofc. Lee Truitt and International Relief Ofc. Cpt. Dana Diamond as the victims aboard the flight.
3 Pilots Identified Among 12 Killed In UPS Crash: 'An Incredibly Sad Time for Our Entire UPS Family'
Three of the victims of the UPS plane crash that killed 12 people in Louisville, K.Y., have been identified. Pilots Capt. Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt and International Relief Officer Capt. Dana Diamond were killed in the Nov. 4 accident, UPS said in a Thursday, Nov. 6 social media post.
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.