Eleven people which comprises of 9
Passenger and a crew of two have survived a Bristow helicopter crash that
occurred around the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, eyewitnesses have said.
The crash has been confirmed by the
Public Relations Officer, South-West National Emergency Management Agency,
Ibrahim Farinloye.
An official of Lagos State Emergency
Management Agency said the helicopter was en-route Lagos from Port Harcourt.
The crash occurred five months after
another helicopter crash in Lagos claimed the lives of six people.
Recall that in August 2015, a Bristow
Helicopter with 12 people on board had crashed into the Lagos Lagoon, killing
six people including the pilot and co-pilot. The helicopter was flying to Lagos
from an oil rig in Delta State when the crash occurred.
Meanwhile, the Management of Bristow
said, “all persons onboard are accounted for and in the process of being
transferred to a nearby installation.
“The company is in the process of
collecting pertinent information and will release more details as soon as it is
available.” They also said that the aircraft did not crash but landed in water.
@AviationGistNg tweet hat the cause
of the crash was control ditching failure and not engine failure.
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