USA Search continues for missing persons after US plane crash

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7.11.2025 - 03:15

A cargo plane crashed in the US state of Kentucky shortly after take-off. Photo: Jon Cherry/AP/dpa
A cargo plane crashed in the US state of Kentucky shortly after take-off. Photo: Jon Cherry/AP/dpa
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The search for missing persons is still ongoing following the crash of a cargo plane in the US state of Kentucky.

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This was announced by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is investigating the crash. The plane crashed in the late afternoon (local time) on Tuesday after take-off in a suburb of the city of Louisville over an industrial area. Mayor Craig Greenberg wrote on Platform X that the death toll had now risen to 13. The authorities had last spoken of 12 victims.

According to the airport, it has now been fully reopened to air traffic. It is not yet clear why the cargo plane belonging to the US logistics company UPS crashed.