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Access Bank CEO Herbert Wigwe, others die in California plane crash

A chopper transporting Herbert Wigwe, the CEO of Access Bank and Access Holdings, has crashed with him and about five others aboard in California, United States. Access Bank CEO: Herbert Wigwe The chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed Friday night near Nipton, between Nevada and California. United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a statement confirmed all onboard are dead. FAA said no survivors had been found as of Saturday. “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 San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. The FAA identified the helicopter as a Eurocopter EC 130. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash at the time of filing this report.