A400M Atlas havarert nær Sevilla - Meldte om tekniske problemer

Publisert 9. mai 2015 kl. 1425

Military Plane 'Crashes Near Seville, Spain' (VIDEO) Military transport aircraft Airbus A400M crashed

A military plane crashed at Seville airport, Spain’s defence ministry said. As many as seven people were on board, El Pais newspaper reported.
The airbus A400M military cargo plane reportedly crashed near a Coca-Cola factory. It is believed seven people were on board.
Seville airport has closed following the crash.

A400M Farnborough 2010 - Foto: Per Gram

Militært trans­port­fly styrtet i Spania

Et militært transportfly av typen Airbus A400M har styrtet i Spania, opplyser Spanias forsvarsdepartement. Alle om bord skal ha omkommet, ifølge Spanias statsminister.

• Av Elisabeth Bergskaug / ABC Nyheter
  lørdag 09.05.2015, kl. 14:20:04
• Oppdatert
  lørdag 09.05.2015, kl. 14:36:09

Det skal ha vært mellom åtte og ti personer om bord i det ikke-komersielle flyet da det styret, ifølge den spanske avisen El País. Ulykken skjedde rundt klokken 13.00 lørdag ettermiddag.
Ifølge Spanias statsminister skal alle om bord ha omkommet.
– Våre tanker går til ofrene og deres familier, og vi kondolerer. Vi ønsker å bidra så godt vi kan overfor de berørte, sier statsminister Mariano Rajoy, ifølge VG.
Ifølge den spanske avisen El Mundo skjedde flystyrten like ved flyplassen San Pablo utenfor Sevilla, rett etter at flyet hadde tatt av. Omstendighetene rundt ulykken er foreløpig ikke kjent.
ABC de Sevilla melder at mannskapet om bord skal ha kontaktet bakkekontrollen om en teknisk feil like etter at flyet tok av.

Spanish Airbus military plane crashes near Seville airport

• 14 minutes ago
• From the section Europe

Media caption A video posted onto Twitter shows black smoke billowing from crash scene at Seville Airport

At least three people have been killed in a military plane crash near Seville airport in Spain.

The plane, a new Airbus A400M, reportedly developed a fault just after take-off on a test flight.
Local media say that those on board were Spanish Airbus employees. Two have also been seriously injured.
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has expressed his sorrow over the incident which took place about 1.6km (1 mile) away from San Pablo airport.
Emergency services are still searching for a missing crew member.
Local media say that the plane had signalled that there was a fault with its systems just before the crash.

One of the rescuers has said that the plane had been turned to "ash"

The survivors have been taken to hospital by helicopter

The plane reportedly hit an electric power line as the pilots tried to make an emergency landing.
The survivors have been taken to hospital by helicopter and the airport nearby has been closed.
Mr Rajoy said the government was ready to support the families of all of those involved in the accident.
The type of plane that crashed is not yet used by the Spanish military. It is a large transport aircraft that has been ordered by eight countries including Spain to replace a fleet of ageing Hercules aircraft.
Local media report that the Spanish government has agreed to buy 27 of the planes, with the first one due to be delivered to the military next year.