A French military helicopter has crashed in Ivory Coast, West of Africa.
The helicopter was reportedly on a training mission when it crashed.
The French army said on Wednesday that the pilot was killed in the crash.
A crew member according to the French army sustained serious injuries.
Reuters reports that the Gazelle helicopter came down about 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of the Ivorian commercial capital, Abidjan.
The French army said in a statement that “The cause of the accident is still to be determined.”
Plane crashes in Africa
On Tuesday one person died with twenty others sustaining injuries in a plane crash in South Africa.
A man who works at the airport told Eye Witness News in South Africa that “I saw the aircraft coming through and there was a big cloud of black smoke behind them.
Apparently, there was an engine failure. I saw it coming at a low level, trying to turn towards the runway.”
Another person was also quoted saying “I just saw something dropping down from the sky, but I didn’t know what it was, and the next thing I saw an explosion and a big bang.”
Source: Africafeeds.com
