[Live] At three dead after military plane crashes in Spain
- 9 years ago
At least three people have been killed and two seriously hurt in a military transport plane crash in southern Spain.
The accident involving a military Airbus A400M and occured around 13h on Saturday.
It is thought up to seven people, all Airbus employees, were onboard.
It is the first crash involving the plane which came into service in 2013. Only 12 have been delivered.
The aircraft, on a test flight bound for Turkey, is said to have come down a few minutes after taking off from San Pablo airport in Seville.
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has expressed his deepest sympathy and cancelled the day’s political meetings on the campaign trail for local elections later this month.
The accident involving a military Airbus A400M and occured around 13h on Saturday.
It is thought up to seven people, all Airbus employees, were onboard.
It is the first crash involving the plane which came into service in 2013. Only 12 have been delivered.
The aircraft, on a test flight bound for Turkey, is said to have come down a few minutes after taking off from San Pablo airport in Seville.
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has expressed his deepest sympathy and cancelled the day’s political meetings on the campaign trail for local elections later this month.