At least 3 dead, 11 injured after UPS plane crashes in Louisville, Ky. - UPI.com

Nov. 4 (UPI) -- At least three died and 11 were injured when a UPS aircraft crashed while taking off from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport early Tuesday night.

The numbers of dead and injured are expected to grow, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.

The UPS aircraft crashed while taking off from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport early Tuesday evening, causing the airport to close temporarily.

UPS Flight 2976 took off shortly after 5 p.m. EST and was bound for Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

At least 3 dead, 11 injured after UPS plane crashes in Louisville, Ky. - UPI.com

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