8 people die and 12 others injured as army helicopter crashes in Senegal on its way from a funeral

Reports coming from Senegal confirms that eight people have died and 12 have been injured in an army helicopter crash.  

The accident happened in Missirah, a town near The Gambia's northern border. The helicopter, which was carrying 20 people, was coming back from a funeral in Ziguinchor, South of Dakar. It was carrying the body on board.  

An investigation has been requested by the President Macky Sall as he offered his condolences to the families of the victims. The last plane crash in Senegal happened in 2015 when seven people died in a plane crash.