An encouraging man from Bonsukrom in the Ahanta West Municipality related how a soldier obstructed his efforts to save more victims from a helicopter crash involving Ghanaian Armed Forces (GAF) troops.
The man who asked not to be named described watching from a distance as a helicopter suddenly landed in his neighborhood with its front end pointed down.
He thought it was because the brakes had failed.
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An emergency landing was carried out in an attempt to limit damage, which led to injuries to all on board.
The man stopped by a military while attempting to save others, yet he was able to save nine people.
He voiced concern that he might have been unfairly blamed if the soldier had died.
“I saw the helicopter come to a sudden stop, which suggested that the brakes may have failed.” The man recounted, “I saved nine people, but I couldn’t help the tenth, even though he was in serious condition.
In the Western Region’s Bonsokrom, in the Ahanta West Municipality, a GFA helicopter made a crash landing.
Witnesses stated that the chopper touched down in a bush close to the Bonsokrom village, carrying 14 people, including employees of the Petroleum sector regulators.
All passengers and staff on board the aircraft are safe and have been rescued by Air Force personnel, despite the concerning nature of the situation.
Air Force troops have roped off the crash scene from public access.
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The origin and destination of the flight are still unknown. It’s unclear at this point of time if the helicopter was heading from Accra to Takoradi or from offshore places to Takoradi.
The Ghana National Gas Company employees who were returning from a routine inspection of the Atuabo gas plant were among the 21 passengers on board, according to an official statement from the Ghana Armed Forces, when an emergency landing took place.
