Adebayo Adenrele
The Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe has died in a helicopter crash in California, United States of America.
NEWSTODAYNG gathered that the chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night.
Wigwe, his wife and son were in the helicopter when it crashed as well as Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group).
Six passengers were onboard, however, no survivors found so far.
It comes just days after a Navy chopper carrying five troops crashed during a routine training flight in Pine Valley, California
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said they had been made aware of the downed aircraft near Baker shortly after 10 pm.
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.
According to NBC, the helicopter is registered to a Burbank-based tour company called Orbic Air.