The crash of the helicopter of the state oil company Saudi Aramco in the east of Saudi Arabia claimed 14 livesthe official press agency SPA reported on Sunday with reference to the local Ministry of Energy. TASR took over the report from the AFP agency.
- All fourteen victims were passengers and citizens of Saudi Arabia.
“All 14 passengers, all Saudi citizens, died in the accident,” SPA wrote. The cause of the crash was not immediately known and is under investigation. The helicopter crashed around 6:00 a.m. local time (5:00 a.m. CEST) near the city of Ras Tanura in the east of the country. The helicopter belonged to Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world, the majority owner of which is Saudi Arabia.
