Horrifying dashcam footage captured the moment a UPS plane crashed and erupted into a fireball shortly after takeoff near a Kentucky airport on Tuesday, killing at least nine people.

The Honolulu-bound McDonnell Douglas MD-11 wide-body cargo plane had three crew members on board when it crashed near the Louisville International Airport at around 5.15pm local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Officials initially had the death toll at seven on Tuesday evening, with 11 injured on the ground. That number rose to at least nine killed by Wednesday morning, with further fatalities expected.

“Kentucky, more heartbreaking news out of Louisville. The number of those lost has now risen to at least 9, with the possibility of more,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said on X. “Right

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