Lithuanian Justice Ministry finds no evidence of interference in DHL plane crash

The preliminary analysis of information from the flight recorders of the DHL plane that crashed in Vilnius and the collection of evidence at the scene of the tragedy did not reveal any signs of illegal interference. This was reported on December 20 by broadcaster LRT with reference to the Ministry of Justice of the country.

It is specified that the records from the flight recorder allowed to restore the trajectory of the plane. The international group of experts from Spain, Germany and the United States continues to study the crash. In addition, the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office is conducting a pre-trial investigation into possible violations in the maintenance of the airplane or the rules of international flights.

The DHL plane crashed in Vilnius on November 25. It went down near a two-story apartment building at 5:31 (6:31 Moscow time). It was specified that there were four people on board - two pilots and two employees of the company.

Later it became known that the cause of the crash is being investigated as "caused by technical failures". Then the head of the National Crisis Management Center (NCMC) Vilmantas Vitkauskas said that one crew member was found dead, two were rescued and taken to hospital.

The Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office also called the main version of the crash a technical malfunction. It was specified that the incident occurred during landing. German Interior Minister Nancy Feather soon announced that there was no evidence of sabotage in the crash of the DHL plane in Vilnius.