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Third person in Lagos helicopter crash dies
BY NICHOLAS ABE
The third crew member in the helicopter that crashed into a building on Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos State, on Friday, is dead.
With this development, all three male crew have now been confirmed dead. Two had earlier been confirmed dead at the accident scene but the third was resuscitated and rushed to the hospital.
However, the spokesman of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Nosa Okunbor, confirmed that the third crash victim had also died.
“The third crash victim is dead,” Okunbor told thenationonlineng.net
Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General of LASEMA also noted that the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) had retrieved the black box of the helicopter for more investigations.
The wreck of the helicopter was recovered from the scene in earlier operation by the agency and other agencies such as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Agency, Accident Investigation Bureau and the FRSC.
Oke-Osayintolu said the affected buildings will be subjected to integrity testing while the entire area will be fumigated to prevent secondary hazards.
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