At least four dead and two injured in the crash of a military aircraft in Spain

USPA NEWS - Spanish political parties suspended on Saturday the local and regional electoral campaign for the next 24 May, in mourning for the death of four people in the crash of a military aircraft performing a test flight near Seville airport, south from the country.

At least two other people were injured with very serious prognosis, according to Spanish government sources said. The plane, an Airbus A-400M military for transport missions use of troops and weapons, had just taken off on a test flight. It still had not been delivered to the Turkish Air Force, which was his buyer, and in it were six people: the pilot, co-pilot, a mechanic and three engineers, all Airbus staff. All victims of this accident are Spanish.

According to eyewitnesses quoted by Spanish media, the plane could suffer damage to a mile away from the San Pablo Airport in Seville. The same sources reported that the appliance started a decline, with predictably intend to make an emergency landing but crashed into a pylon and caught fire, rushing to the ground. The two injured were taken to a hospital in Seville with very serious prognosis.

Following the accident, the Spanish political parties decided to suspend the campaign this Saturday. The Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, speaking on a rally in Tenerife (Canary Islands), was informed of the incident and expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased shortly before suspending the act. The other parties joined shortly after the suspension of the campaign.

The Airbus A-400M model is a controversial military transport aircraft manufactured by the European aircraft consortium, whose assembly is done in Seville. The project has suffered repeated delays due to what the group CEO, Tom Enders, recently described as "significant inefficiencies." The A-400M has a length of 45.1 meters, a height of 14.5 meters and a wingspan of 42.4 meters. It displays four engines TP400 that allow a range of between 3,295 and 6,390 kilometers, depending on your load. Its versatility -is able to land in almost all types of terrain and very short- tracks makes it suitable for the transport of troops and weaponry, as well as humanitarian aid.