At least four people were killed and six injured when a helicopter returning from an oil rig plunged into a lagoon in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub.
The twin-engine Sikorsky came down behind a police station in the Oworonshoki area in the city’s north, according to the National Emergency Management Agency. Two people were still missing, it said. “Four bodies (have been) recovered so far,” said NEMA spokesman Ibrahim Farinloye, adding that the injured had been taken to two hospitals.
The rescued victims were rushed to the Gbagada General Hospital and Afolabi Medical Centre in Oworonsoki, while the search continued for the remaining two passengers. Those admitted at Afolabi Medical Centre, a private hospital, were identified as Solomon Udeh and Joshua Emekeme, while the four at Gbagada General Hospital gave their identities as Iniala Opaimi, Dolu Ebiejuara, Chukwudi Onah and Onara Onoriode-Ojiete.
A witness told local TV channels the helicopter made a loud noise before nose-diving into the water near the 12-kilometre (seven-mile) Third Mainland Bridge, the longest of three bridges connecting Lagos Island to the mainland.
