Leading Zimbabwe political figure, Roy Bennett and his wife died in helicopter crash.

An helicopter that carried leading Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett and his wife has crashed in North America killing the couple along with three others.
The accident took place on Wednesday in a mountainous area in the US state of New Mexico where only one person survived with multiple injuries.

Mr Roy Bennett, who was age 60, was once a white farmer who later became a stalwart of the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
members of the party expressed their shock on the accident that has taken the life of Mr Bennett and his lovely wife.

Mr Obert Gutu, a spokesman for the MDC party said in a statement that Mr Bennett was a great man and a popular grassroots politician and a successful commercial farmer. "Mr Bennett was a resolute and a committed fighter for Democratic change in Zimbabwe, "Mr Gutu said.

The helicopter crashed in north eastern New Mexico 18:00 local time on Wednesday (01:00 GMT Thursday) but they were confirmed dead on Thursday by authorities.

The cause of the crash is not yet known as investigation are still ongoing.

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