Determining the cause of the crash will be part of an already-in-progress National Transportation Safety Board investigation.

Officials confirmed that at least 12 people died. Kentucky’s governor warned that the death toll is expected to rise.

As the sun set and businesses started to close in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday, the evening calm was suddenly shattered by a giant explosion near the city’s airport.

On Nov. 4, an MD-11 UPS plane heading to Hawaii crashed as it was departing Louisville, Kentucky. Here's what to know about the MD-11 plane.

"Looking at this MD-11 UPS crash , this is some of the most terrifying and sad footages I have seen," Ahmed Baokbah told Newsweek.

A UPS MD-11 plane crashed shortly after take-off near the Louisville, Kentucky, airport, according to preliminary information, a source says.

The crash and explosion, which killed at least 9 people and injured several others, caused plumes of smoke visible across much of Louisville.

Nine people have died following a UPS cargo plane crash and that number is expected to rise as Gov. Andy Beshear said on X that 16 families have reported loved ones unaccounted for.A spokesperson for UofL Health confirmed that it received 15 patients across several hospitals after the crash.