Access Holdings Plc CEO Herbert Wigwe and five others were killed in a tragic California helicopter crash. Herbert Wigwe, the ...
Herbert Wigwe, the esteemed CEO of Access Holdings Plc, has tragically lost his life in a helicopter crash in the United States. The incident occurred near the California-Nevada border on Friday as a Eurocopter EC 130 carrying Wigwe, his wife, his son, and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, crashed. All six passengers onboard were confirmed deceased, with no survivors found thus far.
According to sources cited by Intact Newspaper, the helicopter was en route to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night. The Daily Mail also reports that this horrific crash marks the second fatal helicopter accident in California in less than a week.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department confirmed that the helicopter crashed near Nipton, on the edge of the Mojave Desert, late Friday evening. The department was alerted to the downed aircraft near Baker shortly after 10 p.m. At this time, the number of passengers and their identities have not been officially confirmed, and no survivors have been located.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has verified that the Eurocopter EC 130 crashed near Nipton, close to the Mojave Desert Preserve and east of the 15 Motorway near Halloran Springs.
NBC has reported that the helicopter is registered to Orbic Air, a tour company based in Burbank. This tragedy comes just days after a Navy helicopter carrying five troops crashed during a routine training flight in Pine Valley, California.
Sad indeed. May the Lord rest their souls 🙏
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