LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - A UPS cargo plane crashed after taking off from the company’s delivery hub at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, killing at least 12 people and injuring more than a dozen others.
The death toll has risen throughout Wednesday, with Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg confirming the 12th fatality. Governor Andy Beshear earlier confirmed at least 11 people were killed, including a child. Others remain unaccounted for.
UPS said this is the deadliest crash in the company’s history and the deadliest plane crash in Kentucky in nearly two decades.
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