LOUISVILLE: A UPS cargo aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday (local time) evening, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Tuesday confirmed the number of people killed in the UPS plane crash in Louisville is now “at least seven” and is expected to rise.

The aircraft, identified as UPS Flight 2976, was en route to Honolulu when it went down around 5:15 pm (local time). The FAA confirmed that the plane involved was a McDonnell Douglas MD-11.

“The news out of Louisville is tough tonight as the death toll has now reached at least 7, with that number expected to rise,” the governor said on X. “First responders are onsite and working hard to extinguish the fire and continue

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