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‘Helicopter crash victims, responding to treatment’
By Our correspondent
Published: Sunday, 12 Nov 2006
The management of OAS Helicopters has said victims of the air disaster involving its helicopter, which happened in Warri on Friday, were responding to treatment in Lagos.
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Site of the Crashed Helicopter
In a statement signed by its executive director, Captain Moses Weefur, the company expressed its heartfelt sympathy to the family of Kingsley Iroabuchi, the engineering contractor who lost his life in the unfortunate incident.
The statement noted further that the Iroabuchi was the only non-staff member and second Nigerian on board the helicopter during the non-commercial company flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt..
In the one-page statement, the management of the helicopter leasing and charter services company said it was ready to cooperate with the authorities investigating the crash, to ascertain its cause.
The helicopter with registration number 5N-BHU reportedly crashed after colliding with high-tension power cables along Aladja Expressway in Warri.
Four persons including two Nigerians and two Filipos were on board the ill-fated aircraft. Three persons, Capt. Everest Nnaji, and the two Filipos survived the sustained injuries while Iroabuchi died.