DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania

LRT said the aircraft smashed into a two-story home near the airport

The plane had taken off from Vilnius international airport. Picture: Alamy/PA

A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house Monday morning near the Lithuanian capital, killing at least one person.

Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT, quoting an emergency official, said two people had been taken to the hospital after the crash in Vilnius, and one was later pronounced dead.