The Spanish who died Thursday with his family (his wife and three children) in a helicopter accident in New York is Agustín Escobar, CEO and president of Siemens Spain, as he has advanced The New York Timesciting police sources. The Spanish embassy in the US, however, has not wanted to specify those details and has been limited, has only confirmed that 5 people with Spanish nationality were traveling in the device.
Agustín Escobar was appointed responsible for the Railway Mobility Division in Siemens last December, after having occupied the CEO position of Siemens Spain for two years. In fact, the company that has been responsible for organizing this type of helicopter trips, New York Helicopters Tours, He had posted this afternoon some photographs of the family moments before getting on the aircraft. Smiling, posing before the company’s cameras, in what seems like a usual practice of this company.
The president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, EU is traveling in China, has described in his “unimaginable tragedy” account the death of five Spaniards in a helicopter accident in New York and has expressed his condolences to his relatives “at such a heartbreaking moment.”
“Five Spaniards of the same family, three of them children, and the pilot have lost their lives. An unimaginable tragedy. I accompanied the relatives of the victims in this tornmer,” he added.
