Air mishap: Lagos Emergency Agency confirms 11 dead

… Four injured

The Lagos State Emergency Management Authority  said on Thursday that 11  people died and four others injured in the early morning air crash at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja.

The plane crashed shortly after take-off at about 9.30 am local time. It had 20 passengers and seven crew members on board.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, has confirmed the crash of an Embraer aircraft operated by Associated Airlines with Reg No SCD 361 at the Lagos airport.

The minister said in a statement that emergency rescue operations commenced immediately by a combined team of Fire Service and security personnel .

“Some persons pulled out from the aircraft have been rushed to the hospital while a few dead bodies have been recovered. The rescue operations is still on-going, ” she said.

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