Kentucky plane crash death toll rises to 15 after injured man died on Christmas

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Source: theguardian.com
Kentucky plane crash death toll rises to 15 after injured man died on Christmas

Alain Rodriguez Colina was working at a scrapyard that the UPS cargo plane crashed into on 4 November

The death toll from the UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky in early November has risen to 15 after a man injured on the ground died on Christmas from his wounds, according to officials.

Alain Rodriguez Colina was working at a scrapyard that was one of the businesses into which UPS Flight 2976 crashed as it took off from Louisville’s airport on 4 November. Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, and Louisville’s mayor, Craig Greenberg, each confirmed that Rodriguez died on Thursday.

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