Ghana’s defense and environment ministers were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash, the presidency confirmed, hours after the military reported the...

Ghana’s defense and environment ministers were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash, the presidency confirmed, hours after the military reported the...

The authorities have not confirmed the cause of the crash, described as a "national tragedy".

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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.

A total of three crew and five passengers died after the aircraft dropped off the radar and went down in a heavily forested area.

Tragic military helicopter crash in Ghana kills eight, including top officials, sparking national mourning and investigation.

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…

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been retrieved from the site of the crash which killed two ministers.