A Z-9 helicopter much like this crashed in Ghana, killing eighth officers, together with two prime authorities ministers, and their flight crew | Credit score: Wikipedia
Ghana’s defence and setting ministers are among the many eight individuals who died in a navy helicopter crash within the southern Ashanti area on Wednesday, August sixth, in keeping with the chief of workers to the nation’s president.
Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah and Atmosphere Minister Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed had been among the many 5 passengers on board the helicopter, CNN reported in a breaking information bulletin. There have been three crew members on board the plane as properly.
Ghana’s Armed Forces notified earlier on Wednesday that they’d misplaced communication with a Z9 helicopter that was en route from the capital of Accra to Obuasi, a mining city in southern Ghana.
In keeping with CNN, Julius Debrah, the chief of workers, mentioned that the accident was a “nationwide tragedy” and introduced that flags will fly at half mast till additional discover.
“The president and the federal government lengthen their condolences and solidarity to the households of our comrades and troopers who fell of their service to the nation,” mentioned Debrah.
Causes of the accident stay unknown
The federal government official additionally mentioned that Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, Ghana’s appearing deputy nationwide safety coordinator, Samuel Sarpong, the vice chairman of the Nationwide Democratic Congress and Samuel Aboagye, a former parliamentary candidate, had been the three different individuals travelling within the helicopter. They too died.
The helicopter’s crew had been named as Squadron Chief Peter Bafemi Anala, flying officer Malin Twum-Ampadu and Sgt. Ernest Addo Mensah.
The reason for the crash was not instantly identified, and the navy mentioned an investigation was underway, AP reported.