On its board were nine officials of the country. All of them died.

According to the Al Arabiya TV channel, the accident occurred near the city of Abha. According to journalists among the dead Prince Mansur bin Mukrin.

He was deputy governor of the district of Asher. In addition to him in the helicopter were several officials who governed the province. Mansur bin Mukrin was a member of the ruling royal dynasty in Saudi Arabia, as well as an adviser to the court of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, earlier in Saudi Arabia, detained four ministers and 11 princes. A few hours earlier, it was announced that an anti-corruption committee had been set up that was headed by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, who also removed three high-ranking officials: the Minister of the National Guard Prince Mitab Bin Abdullah, the Minister of Economy and Planning Adel Fakih and the Navy Commander Abdullah al-Sultan.