JUST IN: Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe, wife, son die in chopper crash in US

The CEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, has been feared killed in a chopper crash in California, United States.

Wigwe and five others, including his wife, son and the Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), Abimbola Ogunbanjo, were on board the helicopter when it crashed near a border between Nevada and California.

The incident was confirmed by the US Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday.

Sources said the chopper was heading to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night.

Also, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that no survivor had been found thus far.

“We were made aware of a downed aircraft at approximately 10:12 p.m., on February 10, 2024. The scene of the crash was determined to be east of the 15-Freeway, near Halloran Springs Road,” the sheriff’s department said.

Daily Mail also reports that six people were feared dead after the horrific helicopter crash in California marking the state’s second fatal accident in under a week.

According to NBC, the helicopter is registered to a Burbank-based tour company called Orbic Air.