The death toll in the UPS cargo plane crash has reached 14, and no one is still believed to be missing among those missing, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, said.
Louisville, Kentucky– The death toll in the UPS cargo plane crash has reached 14, and no one is still believed to be missing among those missing, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, said on Saturday.
The 13 victims found at the crash site match the total number of missing people reported to police, Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a post on X.
“We believe the total number of victims will be 14,” Greenberg wrote, counting one person who died Friday in hospital.
Greenberg added that the Jefferson County coroner is working to identify the victims and will release their names once their identities are confirmed.
The incident occurred Tuesday at UPS Worldport The three pilots were killed On the MD-11 to Honolulu. A large fire broke out in the left wing and the engine separated on takeoff, causing the plane to crash into the business.
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered Saturday McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft It should not be airlifted pending further inspection. This order follows decisions made by UPS and FedEx on Friday to ground their MD-11 fleets as a precaution.
MD-11s make up about 9% of the UPS airline fleet and 4% of the FedEx fleet.