Ghana’s authorities has confirmed {that a} tragic helicopter crash has killed eight folks, together with two senior ministers. Among the many victims have been defence minister Edward Omane Boamah and surroundings minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. Additionally on board have been the vice-chair of the ruling Nationwide Democratic Congress, a senior nationwide safety adviser and the helicopter’s crew members.The army reported that the helicopter took off on Wednesday morning from the capital, Accra and was going to Obuasi, a gold-mining space within the Ashanti area, however later went off the radar. The precise explanation for the crash remains to be beneath investigation.The plane concerned was a Z-9 utility helicopter, generally used for transportation and medical evacuations. The federal government has referred to as the incident a “nationwide tragedy.”This marks considered one of Ghana’s worst aviation disasters in over a decade. In Might 2014, a service helicopter crashed off the coast that killed no less than three folks. In 2021, a cargo aircraft overran the runway in Accra and crashed right into a bus stuffed with passengers, killing no less than 10 folks.