F-18 fighter jet crashes at Zaragoza airbase as pilot ejects successfully

Emergency service members work in the area where an F-18 fighter jet crashed in Zaragoza (Europa Press via AP)

An F-18 fighter jet has crashed at an airbase in the Spanish city of Zaragoza, but the pilot ejected successfully, the Spanish defence ministry has said.

The aircraft landed within the perimeter of the base, the defence ministry said on Twitter.