Four increased the number of fatalities that left a military plane crash occurred in southern Spain, according to Spanish authorities confirmed. Two other occupants remained in critical condition Saturday.
The causes of the accident are unknown for now, explained the Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, who suspended activity in the Canary Islands and moved to the scene, north of the airport of Seville.
“It is better to have maximum transparency when it comes to explaining what happened and those responsible have to Airbus public opinion what has happened, and from there you can take action, “he told reporters.
The accident aircraft is a military cargo plane A400M was making a flight test and whose final assembly is done on the ground of Airbus Military in Seville, capital of the region of Andalusia.
On board were the pilot, co-pilot, a mechanic and three engineers, all of them Spanish and Airbus workers. The two injured were taken to hospitals in Seville, one of them with severe burns and one with multiple injuries.
suspended commercial flights According to first reports the plane showed problems off and he managed to make an emergency landing but crashed into a power line in the maneuver and fire, according to the Spanish daily “El Mundo”.
The accident left without electricity to the neighboring town of Carmona. The fall occurred at 13:00 hours (Spain) and a half kilometers north of the airport terminal San Pablo. The venue was closed due to fire his entire crew was destined to extinguish the fire that caused the accident.
Commercial flights were diverted to other airports. The company Airbus Defence & amp; Space launched a crisis cabinet to analyze what happened.
According to a statement released by Spanish media, the crashed plane performed its first test flight from the assembly in the factory that the company has in Seville. It was to be delivered to Turkey in June.
The Spanish Ministry of Development opened an investigation and set up a service to victims. The A400M is the world’s largest military aircraft turboprop and was designed to replace the veterans and disseminated US aircraft “Hercules” C-130. Its development has faced intense controversy because of technical problems that have surrounded their development and increasing their costs. Its industrial production started in 2011 and it Germany, France, Spain, UK, Turkey, Belgium and Luxembourg are involved.
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