The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), said it had commenced investigation into the Bristow helicopter crash that occurred yesterday afternoon in Lagos, crashing into the lagoon.
This was contained in a statement issued by the bureau's General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, in Lagos.
The statement said AIB Commissioner, Dr Felix Abali, was leading the team assigned to investigate the ill-fated helicopter crash, believed to have 12 persons (2 pilots and 10 passengers) on board before it plunged into the lagoon.
Four persons were reported to have died while six others were rescued. There is however, no word yet concerning the other two.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, a Bristow-owned helicopter crashed inside ExxonMobil Facility in Port Harcourt on Aug. 3, 2007, while another crash involving a Bristow Helicopter occurred on July 14, 2011 in Port Harcourt.
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