UPDATE: Third victim of Lagos helicopter crash dies

The only surviving victim and third crew member in the helicopter that crashed into a building at Opebi, Lagos State today August 28 has died.

Recall that a Bell 206-3 helicopter with registration number 5N-BQW belonging to Quorum Aviation crashed into a wall between two buildings at 16 A Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja this afternoon.

The company in a statement revealed that all three occupants were crew members who flew in from Port Harcourt.

It was also reported that two of the crew members died at the scene of the incident while the third one survived and was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital LASUTH.

Unfortunately, the third crew member lost his life, bringing the total number of casualties to three.