Mexican Jewish billionaire Moises (Moshe) Saba, 46, along with members of his family, have died in a crash of a helicopter outside Mexico City,. Six people were killed altogether, including the pilot. The Saba family is one of Mexico’s wealthiest families. The family’s pharmaceuticals firm, Grupo Casa Saba SA de CV (NYSE; Mexico: SAB)
Eyewitness accounts said that the helicopter burst into flames while still in the air. The helicopter hit a billboard before hitting the ground. Rescue services found no survivors. Although the accident occurred in a built-up area, there were no casualties on the ground. Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard went to the site of the crash. He said that Mexico’s civil aviation authorities had opened an investigation.
The accident was believed to have been caused by the stormy and foggy weather conditions at the time in the area on Sunday night.
Terrible story. I don’t understand though - it says that it burst into flames while in the air and then later in the story says that the crash was caused by foggy weather. Did the foggy weather cause the chopper to burst into flames? I’m speculating that they’re speculating it hit something in air (in addition to the billboard), causing it to explode? Either way, very tragic.
