Helicopter crashes with India’s defence chief, wife, 12 others on board EKO HOT BLOG reports that a helicopter carrying senior defence officials has crashed in the Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu in India on Wednesday. NDTV reported that some defence officials were among the 14 people on the Mi-series helicopter. It said at least three … Read more
In line with the promise of the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos state government has commenced the reconstruction of the property damaged by Chopper mishap that rocked the state last week Friday. EkoHotBlog had reported how a helicopter crash at opebi in Ikeja area of the state left three persons on board dead. While … Read more
Gloria Ugolee, the lady who initially claimed that the pilot in the ill-fated helicopter crash that occurred in Lagos on Friday, August 28 died while the hospital waited for a police report, has recanted her statement. Gloria who is friends with the deceased pilot wrote ”Captain Chika Ernest,pilot of the plane crash in opebi Lagos … Read more
A resident of Opebi Street in Lagos, who witnessed a helicopter crash in the area on Friday, has decried the lack of empathy by some Lagosians towards accident victims. The helicopter, a Bell 206, with registration number 5N BQW, belongs to Quorum Aviation, an air transportation and logistics company. It was coming from Port Harcourt, … Read more
The identities of victims of the helicopter crash in a residential part of Opebi in Lagos on Friday afternoon have been revealed. The three of them, according to Quorum Company, owners of the helicopter, were crew members. Two of them, including the pilot, were confirmed dead while the third victim was rushed to Lagos Teaching … Read more
Some residents of Salvation Road in Opebi area of Ikeja, Lagos have expressed shock over the crash of a helicopter into a building, thanking God for saving their lives. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the scene of the incident on Friday called for proper maintenance of aircraft before … Read more
No fewer than four people were reportedly killed when a military helicopter crashed at remote eastern Chukotka region in Russia on Tuesday. The governor said the helicopter of the Russian defence ministry went down in the main airport in Chukotka near Anadyr, which has mixed military and civilian use. “There were three crew members and … Read more
At least six people have died after a military helicopter went down off the coast of Greece, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has announced. The rescue mission which began on Wednesday after the crash came to an end on Saturday after the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, gave the order to halt the search and rescue … Read more
Hours after the World was still trying to adjust to the news of the helicopter crash which killed American basketball star, Kobe Bryant, another plane has crashed. The plane, operated by Afghanistan’s state-owned airline Ariana which had 83 passengers on board, crashed on Monday morning in the country’s central Ghazni province. The number of casualties … Read more
Nine people were killed in the helicopter crash which claimed the life of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Los Angeles officials confirmed on Sunday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight passengers and the pilot of the aircraft died in the accident. “There were no survivors… There were nine people on board … Read more
The French Presidency has said that thirteen soldiers from France’s anti-terrorist Barkhane force in Mali were killed after two helicopters collided during an operation in the country’s north. The accident occurred on Monday evening while the forces were engaging jihadist fighters who have staged a series of deadly strikes in northern Mali in recent weeks, … Read more