Ghana says a helicopter crash kills 8 including defense and environment ministers

Helicopter crash in Ghana kills 8 people, including defense and environment ministers

ACCRA, Ghana — A military helicopter crashed in Ghana on Wednesday, killing all eight people on board, including the West African country's defense and environment ministers and two other top official...

Helicopter crash in Ghana kills ministers of defence and environment and 6 others

ACCRA, Ghana -- A military helicopter crashed in Ghana on Wednesday, killing all eight people on board, including the West African country's defence and environment ministers and two other top officials, the government said.

Ghana: Two ministers among eight killed in helicopter crash

Ghana's defense and environment ministers died in a helicopter crash that killed all eight people on board.

Government ministers among eight killed in Ghana helicopter crash

The West African country's military said the helicopter took off in the morning from the capital Accra and was heading northwest into the interior to the town of Obuasi when it went off the radar.

Ghana Ministers Among 8 Killed In Helicopter Crash

Ghana's defence and environment ministers were killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday, the presidency said, hours after the armed forces reported a chopper carrying three crew and five passengers dropped off the radar.

Helicopter Crash Kills Ghana Defense and Environment Ministers

The helicopter had taken off from Accra, the capital, en route to a mining conference when it went “off the radar,” the armed forces said.