A helicopter crash near Oninku Park in Tema Community 1 in Tema, Ghana has left at least two people dead, prompting an emergency response from security personnel and aviation authorities.
According to reports, security operatives quickly arrived at the crash site and cordoned off the area as authorities began preliminary investigations into the cause of the incident.
Ghana-based platform, The State News, disclosed the development in a post on X, stating that security personnel had moved in to secure the area following the deadly crash.
“Security personnel have arrived at the scene of the plane crash near Oninku Park in Tema Community 1, where two people lost their lives,” the platform wrote.
“Authorities have cordoned off the area as investigations into the cause of the incident begin, while residents and onlookers gather nearby.”
Initial reports described the aircraft as a plane.
However, subsequent updates indicated that the crashed aircraft was actually a helicopter.
Another media platform, CDR Africa, later clarified the development while providing an update on the incident.
“UPDATE: The aircraft involved in the crash near Oninku Park in Tema Community 1 has been confirmed to be a helicopter, not a plane. The incident has resulted in two fatalities, with emergency responders at the scene as authorities continue investigations,” the platform reported.
Residents were seen gathering near the cordoned area as emergency responders worked at the crash scene.
The latest incident has revived memories of a major helicopter tragedy that shook the West African nation in August 2025.
During the earlier crash, Ghana’s Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others — including senior political figures and members of the air force crew — died after a military helicopter went down.
Following that incident, Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, announced that the Ghana Armed Forces had initiated a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
“The Ghana Armed Forces has initiated a full and transparent investigation into the circumstances of this crash,” Mahama said in a televised address.
He added that the flight data and cockpit voice recorders had been recovered and that a special board of enquiry had been established to determine the cause of the disaster.
The air force helicopter involved in the earlier crash reportedly disappeared from radar shortly after departing Accra en route to Obuasi in southern Ghana.
All eight bodies from that incident were later recovered, with authorities announcing that a state funeral would be held on August 15.
“We’ve lost some of our nation’s brightest minds in a moment of shared heartbreak,” Mahama said at the time.
The president subsequently suspended all scheduled activities for the rest of the week and declared three days of national mourning, ordering that flags be flown at half-mast across the country.
Authorities in Ghana are yet to release further details about the latest helicopter crash near Oninku Park as investigations continue.
-SaharaReporters
