The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) released the names of survivors as follows;
1. Agagu Feyi - Survivor
2. Akintunde Taiwo - Survivor
3. Akintunde Akeem - Survivor
4. Akinsanya Femi - Survivor
5. Unknown male - Survivor
Press Release
An Embraer aircraft operated by Associated Airlines with Reg No SCD 361 enroute Akure from the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, crashed shortly after take-off at about 9.30 am
local time. The plane had 20 passengers and 7 crew members on board.
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.
Joe Obi
SA (Media) to the Hon. Minister
FROM THISDAY
Feyi Agagu Survives Plane Crash - Update (1:30 pm)
- member of Obasanjo’s family confirmed dead
The son of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, Feyi, Thursday survived the Associated Airlines plane crash in Lagos.
Feyi was said to have sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash that left 17 passengers on board dead.
He was however among the survivors that had been taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) for medical attention.
A member of Olusegun Obasanjo’s family whose name could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report was said to have died in the crash.
Lagos Plane Crash: Agagu’s Body Recovered, Rescue Operation Ended - Update (1:20 pm)
The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, has been recovered in the Associated Airlines plane that crashed in Lagos.
Thisday was also informed that rescue operation on the ill-dated plane has ended.
As at the time of filing this report, eye witness account said that Agagu’s body had been taken to the Airforce Base, Ikeja.
Lagos Plane Crash: 17 Dead, 5 Injured, Agagu's Son on Board - Update (12:30pm)
The corpse of the former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Agagu, who died recently was on board the Associated Airlines plane that crashed in Lagos Thursday.
On board the ill-fated aircraft were also Agagu’s only son, Feyi, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Deji Falae and a staff in the Protocol Department of the Governor’s office, Mr Layi Daji.
Also on board were Mr Tunji Okusanja Jr and his father, Tunji Okusanja. However, while Okusanja senior is said to have sustained injuries and unconscious, his son is believed to have been among those that died. The Okusanja family owns the MIC Caskets, a popular funeral undertakers in Lagos Island.
An employee of MIC Caskets, identified as Chijioke, was also among those that died in the crash.
As at the time of filing this report, Agagu’s corpse had been taken to the Nigerian Airforce base.
Officials said the plane crashed on to open land within the airport complex
A plane carrying 27 people has crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos airport in Nigeria, officials say.
A rescue operation is ongoing. At least five bodies have been recovered and one person is being treated for serious injuries.
The Associated Airlines plane was bound for Akure, which lies about 140 miles (225km)
north-east of Lagos.
north-east of Lagos.
The plane's engine appeared to fail and the aircraft plunged to the ground and burst into flames, officials said.
The charter flight took off at about 09:30 local time (08:30 GMT) from the domestic terminal at Lagos's Murtala Mohammed International Airport.
Officials said the plane crashed on to open land within the airport complex, close to a fuel storage depot.
It is not yet clear whether the fuel caught fire.
Eyewitness Ahmad Safian told the BBC: "I heard a loud bang and then there was lots of black smoke. The security forces rushed straight to the scene. I saw three bodies removed from the wreckage."
Mr Safian said the road to the airport was blocked for a short time but operations were continuing as normal at the airport.
Aviation ministry spokesman Joe Obi said there were seven crew and 20 passengers on board.
Akure is the capital of Ondo state. Local media reported that the plane was carrying the body of the former state governor, Olusegun Agagu, who was to have been buried this weekend.
Although Nigeria's air safety record has improved in recent years, the country has a history of major passenger plane crashes.
In June 2012, more than 150 people were killed after a dual engine failure caused a plane to crash in Lagos.
Lagos airport is a major hub for West Africa and saw 2.3 million passengers pass through it in 2009, according to the most recent statistics provided by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
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