A five year old girl died this Saturday when a military airplane of the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic squadron (Tricolor Arrows) of the Italian Air Force crashed next to the vehicle in which he was traveling with his family during an air show in Caselleto the north of Turin.
The accident occurred when the training aircrafta MB-339, He fell to the ground during the takeoff phase.
He transport minister and vice president of the Italian Government, Matteo Salvini, He confirmed the news on his social networks, where he also uploaded the video of the accident in which you can see how the plane breaks formation and falls to the ground before exploding.
“Terrible accident in Turin, where a plane from the Tricolor Frecce crashed during an exercise, killing a five-year-old girl and, according to initial reports, injuring her little brother and parents. Except the pilot, who jumped with his parachute at the last moment. A terrifying tragedy. A prayer and a hug of moving closeness,” said the minister.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense indicated in a statement that “the patrol had barely taken off (…) when, for reasons currently unknown, the aircraft piloted by the Major Oscar Del Do “It lost altitude and crashed into the ground.”
The same source explained that at the moment It is not possible to confirm the causes of the accidentalthough one of the hypotheses is a impact with a bird.
“The fire that occurred after the impact of the device against the ground unfortunately reached a car that was passing (…) with four people on board, causing the death of a girl and injuries to the other three passengers of the vehicle,” they indicated. local authorities.
The victim had come with his parents to see a training session for the airline’s planes. acrobatic patrol of the Italian air force.
The girl’s brother was seriously injured by burns that affected his entire body. Both their mother and father, as well as the pilot of the aircraft, also suffered injuries, but their lives are not in danger, according to the Italian news agency. AGI.
The child is hospitalized in Queen Margaret Hospital and the mother was transferred to Turin Orthopedic Trauma Center. The father was admitted to the San Giovanni Bosco Hospitalas did the pilot, who managed to eject before the aircraft crashed to the ground.
This September 16 and 17 Turin Aero Club I had planned a aeronautical exhibition on the occasion of centenary of the Italian Air Force. The accident caused the suspension of the exhibitions.
This year there have already been several accidents in exhibition flights. In Spain, one of them did not cause any fatalities. However, in Dallas, the crash of two historic planes killed six people last November.
(With information from EFE, AFP and Europa Press)
Source-www.infobae.com