Lithuania plane crash: At least one dead and three injured near Vilnius

The Boeing 737 crashed near a house as it was making its final approach for landing, local authorities say.

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The Boeing 737, operated for DHL by the Spanish cargo airline Swiftair, crashed near a house as it was on its final approach for landing, local authorities said.

All 12 people have been safely evacuated from the property, police said.

The cause of the crash is still unclear but the defence minister said there were no initial signs it was sabotage or terrorism.

The aircraft departed from DHL's hub at Leipzig Airport in Germany just after 03:00 local time (02:00 GMT) and crashed around an hour and a half later, according to Flightradar24. DHL said the plane had made an "emergency landing".

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