Al-Marsad newspaper – agencies: A cargo plane with 8 people on board crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece, on Saturday night, firefighting teams and state TV said.
The Greek state TV, ERT, said that the plane was an “Antonov” owned by a Ukrainian company, and was on its way from Serbia to Jordan.
The pilot requested an emergency landing due to an engine problem, but the plane’s signal was lost.
Video footage showed the plane on fire and descending rapidly, before hitting the ground in what appeared to be an explosion.
The fire brigade was unable to confirm the type of plane, but said there were initial reports that there were eight people on board.
And it explained in a statement that it deployed 15 firefighters and 7 vehicles to put out the fire that broke out following the accident, while more rescuers were on their way to the site.
It was not clear what the cargo was, but a rescue official said: “We are treating the cargo as a dangerous substance.”