The death toll from the UPS plane crash in Louisville has risen to 12, and one of the victims may have been a child, officials said.

Still images and aerial video footage appear to show the plane's left engine sitting just off the runway in Louisville, Kentucky.

The UPS freighter that crashed in Louisville was a 34-year old jet. While that’s old for a passenger plane, that’s not so unusual in the world of air cargo.

A UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after take-off from Louisville Airport on 4 November, killing at least seven people and injuring 11 others on the ground.

Photographic and video evidence indicates the UPS Boeing MD-11F which crashed on take-off at Louisville was on fire, after one of its engines separated from the wing during the take-off roll. Smoke and flame appeared strongly evident from the left wing's leading edge - in the vicinity of its GE

New ground footage shows UPS MD-11 erupting in a fireball as it made its way down the runway before it exploded.

The UPS plane was departing for Honolulu from the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport when it crashed at about 5:15 p.m. local time Tuesday, authorities said. Video of the crash showed flames on one of the plane's wings,

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said that news of the fatalities was “heartbreaking” and that the death toll could rise.