Tragedy struck as Herbert Wigwe, the immediate past Managing Director of Access Bank and current Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, died in an air crash.
When the unfortunate incident happened in California, Wigwe was reportedly on board a chopper with his wife, son and three other passengers.
The New York Times has confirmed the incident but kept the identities of the passengers.
Daily Mail also reported that six people were feared dead after the horrific helicopter crash in California, marking the state’s second fatal accident in under a week.
Officials said the helicopter crashed near Nipton on the edge of the Mojave Desert late on Friday evening.
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.
Herbert Wigwe, the immediate past Managing Director of Access Bank and current Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, is dead.
Wigwe was reportedly on board a chopper with his wife, son and three other passengers when the unfortunate incident happened in California.
The incident has been verified by the New York Times. However, the passengers’ identities have been withheld.
Six individuals were presumed dead following the horrifying helicopter crash in California, which was the state’s second catastrophic accident in less than a week, according to the Daily Mail.
According to officials, the helicopter went down late on Friday night close to Nipton, which is on the border of the Mojave Desert.
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 pm 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.”
