A
sad and heartbreaking scene as a serving Governor and atleast six other
Government officials were killed in a plane crash. it was reported that among
the victims of the Sunday air mishap was the governor of Gadaref, near the
border with Ethiopia.
Also said to have
been aboard the ill-fated plane were the Gadaref State Agriculture minister and
senior security officials.The report did not mention the possible cause of the
accident.
According
to reports, witnesses said the helicopter exploded in flames after it hit a
communications tower as it tried to land in the remote Al-Qadarif state. No
official reason has yet been given for the crash.
A
number of people were taken to hospital for treatment, state media reported,
without giving more details. Among the dead are Al-Qadarif governor Mirghani
Saleh, his cabinet chief, the local police chief and agriculture minister, the
reports added.
Sudan’s
military fleet includes many aircraft bought from the former Soviet Union.
Eight people were injured in October when two of its planes collided on the
runway at the airport in the capital, Khartoum.In September, two pilots were
killed when a military jet crashed near Omdurman, Khartoum’s twin city.
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