Transferred to France 2 of the most seriously injured in the crash of Los Llanos

USPA NEWS - Two of the most serious accident occurred Monday in the Spanish air base of Los Llanos wounded when a Greek fighter crashed three French planes and two Italians who were waiting their turn to take off, were transferred to France on Tuesday night to be treated.

Two of the three most seriously injured, two French military. The other is an Italian whose life afraid of doctors. The other injured progressing well, according to the Spanish Defence Minister, Pedro Morenés, who visited the air base of Los Llanos with his French counterpart, Jean Yves Le Drian. French Minister thanked "the diligence and competence" of the Spanish authorities investigating the accident.

For its part, the Spanish minister explained that since "the military character and scale of the accident", investigations have been declared secret. Because of that, he added, can not overtake results. The causes of the accident are not yet known. In the accident investigation teams collaborate in the field of Spain, France, Italy and Greece. Also the French prosecutor has opened an investigation in addition to those undertaken by NATO and the Spanish Ministry of Defense. What is known so far is that the Greek plane was carrying extra fuel tank of a contaminant type, which is used to gain power if necessary.

This explains the large registered explosion, which fuel the five aircraft (three French and two Italians) who were waiting their turn to take off and against which the Greek fighter crashed. The nature of that extra fuel forced to decontaminate the area. Morenés called Tuesday's session "a day very sad for the Ministry of Defense and our NATO colleagues." The Minister expressed the solidarity of the Spanish people with France and noted that "what worries" now "is the evolution of the wounded" in its most favorable.