On Monday morning in Vilnius, near the airport, a German DHL plane crashed on a residential house, killing its pilot, according to initial reports.

Ramūnas Matonis, a spokesman for the Police Department, said.

„Yes, we have one confirmed death. Two crew members have been pulled out with signs of life, we are looking for one more,– said the head of the PRT Renatas Požėla.

„Boeing 757”, the flight was operated by „SWIFT Air“.

12 people were evacuated from the house, the number of people registered there. The house is a two-storey, four-apartment building occupied by three families.

„It was lucky that the plane did not hit the house, but the courtyard“, – said Renatas Požėla.

„We are working on the scene. According to initial data, the residents of the house, who are registered, have been evacuated. The biggest question now is the crew of the plane – we have pulled out several with signs of life, according to our data, there were four people on board“, – said Renatas Požėla, the head of the PRT, to Elta.

The plane crashed on a residential house, the residential house caught fire, there is no more information yet“, – said the representative of the PRT.

According to a spokesman for the Fire Protection and Rescue Department (PAGD), the accident occurred at around 05.28.