Eight dead in Greece cargo plane crash: Serbian defence minister
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Video footage posted online showed the aircraft in flames descending fast before hitting the ground in what appeared to be an explosion.
SCREENSHOTS: TWITTER
ATHENS (AFP, REUTERS) - All eight crew members of a cargo plane that crashed near the Greek city of Kavala died in the accident, Serbia’s defence minister said on Sunday (July 17).
The Antonov An-12 was carrying around 11 tonnes of weapons as well as mines to Bangladesh when it crashed on Saturday night, Mr Nebojsa Stefanovic said.
The cargo plane crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece late on Saturday, the fire brigade and state TV said.
State TV ERT reported that the aircraft was an Antonov An-12 owned by a Ukrainian company, which was flying from Serbia to Jordan.
The pilot had requested an emergency landing due to an engine problem but the aircraft's signal was lost.
Video footage uploaded on ertnews.gr showed the aircraft in flames descending fast before hitting the ground in what appeared to be an explosion.
The fire brigade in a statement said it had deployed 15 firefighters and seven engines to put out the blaze that broke out after the crash.