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Fourteen Saudi nationals were killed after an Aramco-operated helicopter crashed in the eastern city of Ras Tanura on Sunday morning, Saudi state media reported. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, which occurred near one of the Kingdom's most important oil refining and export hubs.
News Desk
Riyadh; Fourteen people were killed after a helicopter operated by Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco crashed in the eastern Saudi city of Ras Tanura early Sunday, according to Saudi state media.
The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the helicopter went down at around 6:00 a.m. local time (03:00 GMT). All 14 people on board were Saudi nationals, and there were no survivors.
Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the crash. No further details about the victims or the circumstances surrounding the incident were immediately released.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy expressed its condolences to the families of those who lost their lives.
Aramco had not issued an official statement on the incident at the time of publication.
Ras Tanura, located on Saudi Arabia's eastern coast, is home to
one of Aramco's largest oil refineries and one of the Middle East's most significant crude oil export terminals.
The crash comes just days after Reuters reported that crude oil loading operations at Ras Tanura had resumed following an almost four-month suspension linked to the conflict in the Middle East.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing, and authorities are expected to release further information as it becomes available.
