In a separate development, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, as reported by the semi-official Mehr news agency.
Helicopters have a 35% higher risk of crashing compared to airplanes, with a crash rate of 9.84 per 100,000 hours of flight time, compared to 7.28 for general aircraft.
Former Super Eagles winger, Tijani Babangida, was involved in a ghastly car crash on Thursday. Babangida lost his brother, Ibrahim, in the accident. The former Nigeria international and his wife are still in hospital.
The British High Commission in India said it is working with local authorities to urgently establish facts about the London-bound plane that crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. Torizone earlier reported that the crashed Air
A military source said a technical malfunction was behind the crash. They spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged a comprehensive investigation into the Eastwind Aviation helicopter crash in the Bonny River, which resulted in the deaths of eight workers, including two crew members, on October 24, 2024.
The crash occurred on Sunday under foggy conditions as the president returned from visiting Azerbaijan to open a dam, and no immediate cause for the crash was provided.
"Efforts are currently ongoing to rescue the crew and passengers on board the helicopter, while preliminary investigations have commenced to determine the probable cause of the crash."