2024-02-11 01:35:22
Six people, including the chief executive of one of Nigeria’s largest banks, were killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California on Friday, authorities said.
Six people were on board the helicopter when it crashed around 10 p.m. near Nipton, California, the US Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The death of Herbert Wigwe, CEO of the Access Bank group, was confirmed by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization, in a post on X, as was that of the former president of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo.
“Terribly saddened by the news of the terrible loss of Herbert Wigwe, Group CEO of Access Bank, his wife and son as well as Bimbo Ogunbanjo in a helicopter crash,” Ms Okonjo-Iweala said on X.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said the crash site was east of Highway 15 near Halloran Springs Road, adding that no survivors have been found to date.
The FAA identified the helicopter as a Eurocopter EC 130 and said it would conduct an investigation in conjunction with the National Transportation Safety Board.
The helicopter was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a Nevada-California border town, according to multiple reports.
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