Access bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe, others die in U.S. plane crash

By Guardian Editor

11 February 2024 | 3:44 am

A Chopper transporting the CEO of Access Bank and Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, and about five others aboard has crashed in California, United States.

The chopper, identified as a Eurocopter EC 130, was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed last Friday night near Nipton, between Nevada and California.

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in a statement, yesterday, confirmed that all onboard are dead.

The FAA said no survivors had been found as of Saturday.

“We were made aware of a downed aircraft at approximately 10:12 p.m., on February 10, 2024. The scene of the crash was determined to be east of the 15-Freeway, near Halloran Springs Road,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board said they were investigating the cause of the crash at the time of filing this report.

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