LOUISVILLE – (TNS) The first three victims of Tuesday’s fatal UPS cargo plane crash have been identified, according to a Thursday afternoon statement from the company.

The victims, members of the UPS crew, were identified as Capt. Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt and International Relief Officer Capt. Dana Diamond.

“Words can’t express the sorrow we feel over the heartbreaking Flight 2976 accident,” Nando Cesarone, the company’s executive vice president of U.S. and UPS Airlines, said in the statement.

The crash happened around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday as Flight 2976 was leaving Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, killing at least 12 people, including the three UPS crew members, and injuring several others. National Transportation Safety Board Member Todd Inman said We

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