BBC NEWS | Africa | Sierra Leone air crash kills 20

BBC NEWS | Africa | Sierra Leone air crash kills 20: "A helicopter ferrying passengers to Freetown airport in Sierra Leone has crashed, killing at least 20 people.

The 19 passengers were reportedly from Togo and were returning from watching an international football match.

The two pilots came from Ukraine. They reportedly jumped out of the craft as it was approaching the airport, but only one survived.

Helicopters and ferries are the only way to reach the airport, which is located across a bay from Freetown.

The passengers had been watching Togo beat Sierra Leone 1-0 an African Nations Cup qualifier, and had chartered the helicopter for the seven-minute flight from the city to the airport." Read complete post here.