By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
At least seven people have been killed — including the three crew members — and 11 others were injured due to the plane crash that happened in Louisville on Nov. 4.
UPS Flight 2976 took off from the Louisville Mohammadi Ali International Airport bound for Honolulu, Hawaii, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration. The McDonnell Douglas MD-11F plane crashed just after 5 p.m. and hit several businesses, including an auto parts shop and a waste recycling facility, which sparked an explosion, according to outside reporting.
The Nov. 4 plane crash is the deadliest plane crash since UPS Airlines was founded in 1988, according to the Courier Journal. Prior to the crash in Louisville, UPS Airlines had two deadly crashes ― both of which resulted in two fatalities.
Governor Andy Beshear said the number of fatalities and injuries are expected to rise with some suffering “very significant” injuries. Ten patients are being treated at University of Louisville Health, according to outside reporting, with two in critical condition at the hospital’s burn center; the eight other people are being treated for injuries and are expected to survive.
A National Transportation Safety Board team is expected to arrive on Nov. 5 and carry out a crash investigation, CNN reports.
The Louisville airport is expected to reopen Wednesday morning.
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