A cargo plane of a Ukrainian carrier with eight people on board crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece on Saturday evening.
KYIV. UkrainGate. 17. July . 2022 | World News.
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State television ERT reported that it was an An-12 plane of the Ukrainian company, which was flying from Serbia to Jordan. The pilot requested an emergency landing due to an engine problem, but the aircraft’s signal was lost.
A video uploaded to ertnews.gr shows the plane engulfed in flames rapidly descending before hitting the ground in an explosion. The fire brigade could not confirm the type of plane, but said that according to preliminary information there were eight people on board.
The statement said that 15 firefighters and seven vehicles were used to extinguish the fire that broke out after the disaster. There were still rescuers on the way.
It is unclear what cargo was on the plane, but a special disaster response unit was also investigating the scene.
Source: Ukrgate
