15/08/2013

UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama



UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama, killing 2


Debris burns as a UPS cargo plane lies on a hill at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport after crashing on approach, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, in Birmingham, Ala. Toni Herrera-Bast, a spokeswoman for Birmingham's airport authority, says there are no homes in the immediate area of the crash. (AP Photo/Hal Yeager)

A large UPS cargo plane crashed near an airport in Birmingham, Ala., shortly before dawn, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday.

The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, Birmingham Mayor William Bell said. There were no reports of additional injuries.

The plane, an A300 airbus en route to Birmingham from Louisville, crashed on its approach to the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport at approximately 6 a.m. EST.


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