In a devastating turn of events, Herbert Wigwe, the esteemed Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, has been reported as deceased.
Reports indicate that Wigwe met his untimely demise in a helicopter crash situated in California, close to the Nevada border within the United States of America.
As of now, there’s uncertainty surrounding the involvement of his immediate family members, namely his wife and children.
According to authorities cited by The New York Times, no survivors have been found following the crash, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The Federal Aviation Administration has disclosed that the ill-fated helicopter, a Eurocopter EC130, went down at approximately 10 p.m. local time near Nipton, Calif., an unincorporated community located roughly 60 miles south of Las Vegas in eastern San Bernardino County.
Details concerning the helicopter’s point of departure and its intended destination remain scarce at this juncture.
Further updates on this tragic incident will follow as more information becomes available.