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Early on Monday morning, a cargo plane of the German company DHL fell and crashed in the capital, near the Vilnius airport, near a residential building. According to preliminary data, the pilot who died in the accident is a Spanish citizen. In addition, three persons flying on the plane were injured - citizens of Lithuania, Germany and Spain. According to Elta, one of them is in a more serious condition, the other is less injured. According to the mayor of the capital, Valdas Benkunskas, a total of 14 people were evacuated from buildings near the accident site. Vilnius City Municipality will continue to take care of them. According to the fire protection and rescue department, the aircraft is completely destroyed. When the plane fell near the house, nearby storerooms and a car caught fire. The fire is already under control. According to Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head of the National Crisis Management Center, according to preliminary data, the plane crash was an accident. At that time, the general commissioner of the police, Arūnas Paulauskas, mentions that it should not be ruled out that this accident is a possible terrorist act. J. Kalinskas (ELTA) photo. Subscribe to Lithuanian morning TV channel and know more! IG: / lietuvosryto_tv FB: / lietuvosrytotelevizija Website: https://www.lietuvosryto.tv/ #LietuvosrytoTV