A tragic accident occurred near Vilnius Airport in Lithuania when a cargo plane, operating on behalf of DHL, crashed shortly before landing.

The aircraft, which had departed from Leipzig, Germany, struck a residential area, resulting in the death of at least one person and injuring three others.

Emergency services were alerted at 5:28 a.

m.

local time and quickly arrived at the scene, where a fire had broken out.

The cause of the crash remains unclear, though technical issues are being investigated.

The plane narrowly missed a residential building, crashing into a courtyard instead, leading to the evacuation of twelve residents.

This incident follows recent warnings from German security agencies about unconventional incendiary devices being sent through freight services, though no direct link has been established.