ACCRA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — The investigation board established by the Ghanaian government to probe the military helicopter crash early this month commenced its work on Monday, according to a release from the Ministry of Defense.
The board, chaired by National Security Coordinator Abdul-Osman Razak, has 30 days to submit its findings.
The release said the preliminary investigation team, which had been tasked to gather all available evidence related to the crash to aid the work of the board of inquiry, presented its report on Monday for the inquiry to commence.
The board, with members drawn from the Ghana Air Force and the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, and advisers from the United States Air Force, may also invite other relevant experts and institutions, both local and international, to assist with the investigations, it said.
A military helicopter crashed in Ghana’s Ashanti Region on Aug. 6, killing all eight occupants, including Defense Minister Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, and Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed.
