The Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria’s Access Holdings has died alongside five others in a helicopter crash in California, United States of America.
The chopper, which was headed to Las Vegas, crashed on Friday night, February 9, 2024, near the Nevada border in California, US.
The helicopter, a Eurocopter EC 130, had been carrying six people onboard at the time of the incident
It comes just days after a Navy chopper carrying five troops crashed during a routine training flight in Pine Valley, California.
The helicopter carrying six people crashed in San Bernardino County overnight, with authorities saying they have been unable to locate any survivors.
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said they had been made aware of the downed aircraft near Baker shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday.
In a statement, they said, “We are not able to confirm how many people were on board or their names. No survivors have been located.”
The FAA confirmed that the Eurocopter EC 130 crashed near Nipton on the edge of the Mojave Desert Preserve, and is east of the 15 Freeway near Halloran Springs.
It was unclear on Saturday morning where the helicopter departed from and where it was heading.