A DHL Boeing 737 freighter traveling from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius Airport (VNO), has crashed near Liepkalnis Hill, located along the approach path to the airport's runway. In an official statement,

Spanish charter company Swiftair on behalf of the German logistics firm DHL, crashed in a residential area in Vilnius, Lithuania, just feet away from a two-story residential building, today.

Update: A DHL Boeing 737 freighter has an accident while attempting to land in Vilnius, Lithuania – what we know so far.

Aviation24.be is following reports of a crashed Swiftair Boeing 737-400 (registered EC-MFE). The aircraft, operating for DHL, departed Leipzig Airport,

DALLAS — A Swiftair (WT) Boeing 737-400 cargo jet, registered EC-MFE and flying on behalf of DHL, was on final ILS approach to Vilnius International Airport’s (VNO) runway 19 when it failed to report on tower frequency and impacted t 0.9nm before the threshold, flinging debris that damaged a residential building.

A Boeing 737-400F converted freighter operated by Swiftair for DHL suffered a fatal accident shortly before its planned landing at Vilnius International Airport, Lithuania, on the morning of Nov. 25.

One person has died and three people have been injured after a cargo jet crashed in Lithuania, according to reports.

A DHL cargo plane flying from Germany to Lithuania crashed close to Vilnius Airport, killing a crew member and injuring three others, according to police.

CCTV footage shows the moment a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania on. One crew member was killed, three others on board, including the pilot, survived the crash and there were no reported casualties on the ground.