Tragic Helicopter Crash Claims Lives of Ghanaian Ministers

A helicopter crash in Ghana has resulted in the deaths of eight individuals, including the nation's defense and environment ministers. The aircraft disappeared from radar en route to the Ashanti region. The cause remains unknown, and the tragedy is one of Ghana's worst air disasters in recent memory.

A tragic helicopter crash in Ghana has claimed the lives of eight people, including the country's defense and environment ministers. The accident occurred when the helicopter, en route to the gold-mining town of Obuasi from Accra, went off the radar on Wednesday.

The deceased also include a top national security adviser, the vice-chair of the ruling National Democratic Congress party, and several crew members. State media identified the helicopter as a Z-9, commonly used for transport and medical evacuation.

Ghana's government has called this incident a 'national tragedy.' It marks one of the deadliest air disasters in the nation in over a decade, further underscoring previous aerial mishaps like the 2014 service helicopter crash and the 2021 cargo plane accident.

(With inputs from agencies.)