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An Associated Airline jet was carrying seven crew and 20 passengers to Akure, Ondo state, spokesman for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency said.
The passengers were heading for the burial of former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Agagu.
The jet was conveying the body of Agagu, who passed away September 13, 2013.
Some of the passengers who died in the air crash are believed to be family members of the late governor and officials of Ondo state government.
According to the latest reports, Agagu’s first son, Feyi, was in the plane crash, but his status could not be confirmed. However, Agagu’s wife was not in the plane crash. She and Agagu’s brother, Femi, and others arrived Akure earlier in a separate flight.
While the plane was about to leave the Lagos airport, Ondo State government officials, including Governor Olusegun Mimiko, as well as other members of Agagu’s family gathered at the Akure airport waiting for the corpse of the former governor. They have moved to the Ondo government house after hearing of the tragedy.
The engine failed
The plane nose-dived from into a building in the area less than a minute after take-off. Aviation Ministry spokesman, Joe Obi, said:
"The plane couldn't lift properly so it just came down. "Some persons are being rushed to hospital. A few dead bodies have been recovered, but there are survivors."
Supo Atobatele, spokesman for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) added that the engine of the jet had failed on takeoff and it crash-landed and burst into flames.
An Associated Airline jet was carrying seven crew and 20 passengers to Akure, Ondo state, spokesman for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency said.
The passengers were heading for the burial of former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Agagu.
The jet was conveying the body of Agagu, who passed away September 13, 2013.
Some of the passengers who died in the air crash are believed to be family members of the late governor and officials of Ondo state government.
According to the latest reports, Agagu’s first son, Feyi, was in the plane crash, but his status could not be confirmed. However, Agagu’s wife was not in the plane crash. She and Agagu’s brother, Femi, and others arrived Akure earlier in a separate flight.
While the plane was about to leave the Lagos airport, Ondo State government officials, including Governor Olusegun Mimiko, as well as other members of Agagu’s family gathered at the Akure airport waiting for the corpse of the former governor. They have moved to the Ondo government house after hearing of the tragedy.
The engine failed
The plane nose-dived from into a building in the area less than a minute after take-off. Aviation Ministry spokesman, Joe Obi, said:
"The plane couldn't lift properly so it just came down. "Some persons are being rushed to hospital. A few dead bodies have been recovered, but there are survivors."
Supo Atobatele, spokesman for the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) added that the engine of the jet had failed on takeoff and it crash-landed and burst into flames.
The crash occurred at the local wing of the airport close to the section were JET-A1, plane fuel, is stored.
Fire service officials were seen evacuating the occupants of the plane.
"There's a lot of smoke coming from the runway, but we can't get access to it. There are fire-fighters rushing to the scene," Rasaki Rhakod, who runs a car service around the airport said.
Spokesperson of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Yakubu Datti, told Al Jazeera that there are five survivors. They have been rushed to a nearby hospital, he added
Datti confirmed that the Black Box of the aircraft have been recovered and investigation will commence immediately.
Fire service officials were seen evacuating the occupants of the plane.
"There's a lot of smoke coming from the runway, but we can't get access to it. There are fire-fighters rushing to the scene," Rasaki Rhakod, who runs a car service around the airport said.
Spokesperson of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Yakubu Datti, told Al Jazeera that there are five survivors. They have been rushed to a nearby hospital, he added
Datti confirmed that the Black Box of the aircraft have been recovered and investigation will commence immediately.
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