On Monday morning traffic in Vilnius’ Liepkalnis district was restricted due to a cargo plane crash.
According to the police, traffic was closed from Liepkalnio Street to Žirnių Street, as a large number of officers and rescue workers were working at the scene of the plane crash.
Later, officials announced that traffic was restored.
According to the JUDU traffic monitoring system, 10 traffic jams were recorded in Vilnius before 8:00 and 7 traffic restrictions were imposed. The most difficult traffic situation was in Liepkalnio, Žirnių, Tūkstantmečio, Dariaus and Girėno streets, as well as Eišiškių highway.
JUDU informs that public transport on Liepkalnio Street is running but may be delayed.
“Delays in public transport are possible, so we recommend planning your journeys with time to spare,” JUDU wrote on Facebook.
Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas said that an emergency situation will be declared in Vilnius Municipality on Monday following the crash of the DHL cargo plane
“We will urgently declare an emergency situation in the area to ensure the rapid liquidation of the consequences of the accident – cleaning up the territory, collecting harmful materials,” Benkunskas said in a statement released on Monday morning.
On Monday morning, a cargo plane of the German company DHL crashed near Vilnius Airport, close to a residential building. According to preliminary data, one person was killed.
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