Death toll from the Lagos plane that crashed on Thursday morning has risen to thirteen official said.The charter plane was said to have 20 people on board when it suffered engine failure shortly after takeoff from Lagos on Thursday, crash-landing near an airport fuel depot and killing at least 13, an official told AFP.
“There were 20 people on board, 13 passengers and 7 crew,” said Joe Obi, spokesman for Nigeria’s Aviation Ministry. “Thirteen people (on board) have been confirmed dead, six injured, while one person is still unaccounted for,” he added.
An official from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency told Reuters the cause of the crash was engine failure
The front of the aircraft was completely destroyed, indicating it was the first part to hit the ground. The wrecked remains, surrounded by security officers and rescue workers, lay about 30 yards from massive tanks storing aviation fuel.
Local news reports said the plane was carrying mourners and the body of Olusegun Agagu, the former Ondo state Governor, who died on Sept 13.
Dati said Agagu's casket and the black box that records data from the aircraft had been recovered. He said the plane was a Brazilian-made turboprop Embraer-120.
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