Helicopter crash in Ghana: 8 killed; defence, environment ministers among dead

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Ghana’s authorities has confirmed {that a} tragic helicopter crash has killed eight individuals, together with two senior ministers. Among the victims have been defence minister Edward Omane Boamah and environment minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. Also on board have been the vice-chair of the ruling National Democratic Congress, a senior nationwide safety adviser and the helicopter’s crew members.The navy reported that the helicopter took off on Wednesday morning from the capital, Accra and was going to Obuasi, a gold-mining space in the Ashanti area, however later went off the radar. The actual explanation for the crash remains to be below investigation.The plane concerned was a Z-9 utility helicopter, generally used for transportation and medical evacuations. The authorities has known as the incident a “national tragedy.”This marks one among Ghana’s worst aviation disasters in over a decade. In May 2014, a service helicopter crashed off the coast that killed a minimum of three individuals. In 2021, a cargo aircraft overran the runway in Accra and crashed right into a bus filled with passengers, killing a minimum of 10 individuals.