12 dead in crash after engine falls off cargo plane during takeoff in Kentucky

At least 12 people were killed after a UPS cargo plane crashed during take off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday evening, the state's governor said. Andy Beshear said the death toll is expected to rise and likely includes at least one child after the freight plane exploded as it departed Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport at around 17:15 local time (22:15 GMT), he said. The left engine caught fire and fell from the wing during takeoff, causing a major fire that sent thick plumes of smoke into the air, the National Transportation and Safety Board said. More than a dozen others were injured in the crash, from burns and shrapnel injuries to smoke inhalation.