*Buhari Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu, others commiserate with victims' families
An eyewitness at the scene of helicopter crash in Opebi area of Lagos State, yesterday, Friday, August 28, 2020 has decried the lack of empathy by some Lagosians towards accident victims.
A man, simply identified himself as John, briefed INFORMATION CARRIER that majority of those that rushed to the scene pretended as if rescuers stole the victims’ mobile phones, cash and other valuable properties.
He also said he lost his phone at the scene while trying to rescue the victims.
He said, “It’s so bad we could do this to ourselves, some people rushed here pretending as if they were helping us to bring out the bodies of those involved in the accident only for them to steal their phones and money. Even my phone was taken away, I gave it to someone while trying to rescue them but the person ran away with it.”
The helicopter, a Bell 206, with registration number 5N BQW, belongs to Quorum Aviation, an air transportation and logistics company crash land at Opebi area of Ikeja yesterday, in less than two minutes to land at airport.
The helicopter, INFORMATION CARRIER further gathered, was coming from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with three crew members, when the accident occured.
President Muhammadu Buhari, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and National leader, All Progressives Congress Party (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have commiserated with the victims' entire families.
Buhari said the nation awaits the report of the investigation into the accident by the aviation regulatory agencies.
He prayed God will console the families of the victims and grant peace to the souls of the dead.
INFORMATION CARRIER further learnt that two out of the three crew members on board died immediately the helicopter crashed while other victim died some hours later in hospital.
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