The plane was on its way to land and crashed a few kilometers before, says the country's police chief Renatas Pozela according to news agencies.
It slid a few hundred meters and the wreckage got stuck in some way in a residential building. The infrastructure around the house caught fire and the building was slightly damaged, but we managed to evacuate people from there.
A reporter from the Lithuanian public service company LRT reports on the radio that plane parts are scattered and that a large contingent of police and rescue personnel has been sent to the site.
It is about a two-story residential building that was damaged. A powerful fire broke out after the crash, according to the news site Delfi. Pictures show thick smoke rising from the area, which is not densely populated.
To the hospital
At least one of the four on board is reported to have died in the crash, which occurred at 05:30 in the morning. According to Delfi, the deceased is one of the pilots. The other pilot is said to have been conscious when he was taken to the hospital.
Two have been taken to the hospital, one has been declared dead. These are the people who were on the plane, according to preliminary information, says Saulius Rasevskis at the rescue service to LRT.
Shortly afterwards, the fourth crew member was found, injured but alive.
There are no reports of injuries in the residential building, which has four apartments. Twelve people have been evacuated from the house, according to the police.
The plane is said to belong to the subcontractor Swiftair, which flies for DHL and had flown from German Leipzig.
Russian sabotage?
What may have caused the crash is unclear, says DHL in Lithuania to LRT.
European security sources have recently warned that Russian agents may try to smuggle in flammable objects on cargo planes, after several incidents with packages catching fire, something that The Washington Post has reported on.
The events are believed to be part of a Russian sabotage campaign against NATO countries that have sent support to Ukraine during the Russian war of aggression, according to the sources. Russia has denied involvement.
