A cargo plane of the American courier and transportation company, UPS, crashed this Tuesday in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after taking off from Muhammad Ali International Airport, as confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The device covered the route that connects its largest package sorting center on the entire planet with Honolulu, Hawaii. The accident, according to Louisville Metro Police, has left several people injured.
The accident occurred around 5:15 p.m. local time (11:15 p.m. Spanish time), when UPS flight 2976 lost control moments after takeoff. In a statement, the FAA has detailed that “UPS Flight 2976 crashed around 5:15 pm local time on Tuesday, Nov. 4, after departing from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.”
The company has acknowledged that one of its planes “has been involved in an accident in Louisville,” although it has specified that it cannot yet confirm whether there are deaths or injuries among the crew.
The magnitude of the incident has forced the deployment of dozens of firefighters and emergency teams in the area, where fires have been recorded on land that extended almost a kilometer, according to images broadcast by the local network. WLKY-TVof the CBS.
The Muhammad Ali International Airport hosts the WorldportUPS’s main logistics center and its largest package sorting facility in the world, which gives an idea of the relevance of the location to the company’s global operations.
In parallel, the governor of Kentucky, Andy Beshear, has confirmed on the social network
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have opened an investigation to clarify the causes of the accident.
