Smoke rises from the wreackage of a UPS MD-11 cargo jet after it crashed on departure from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. November 4, 2025. Jeff Faughender/USA Today Network via REUTERS (Reuters) -The death toll from the crash of a UPS cargo plane that erupted into a fireball moments after takeoff in Louisville,

A UPS cargo plane has crashed shortly after taking off from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, US authorities have confirmed.

It is thought the seven known fatalities were the pilot and crew of the plane, which was due to travel to Hawaii last night.