One of the Associated Airlines crash surviving victims dies in Lagos

Mr. Fatoye Sampson, the flight technician who was among the five survivors of the Associated Airlines plane crash in the October 3 disaster, has died at the Gbagada General Hospital, Lagos, where he had been receiving treatment.

The death occured at about 7pm on Wednesday and has brought to 16 the number of dead victims of the ill-fated plane which crashed while conveying the remains of former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu, from Lagos to Akure.

Fatoye, who suffered severe burns from the crash, had been treated in many hospitals before he was finally taken to the Gbagada hospital.

He died few hours after immigration officials from Abuja arrived in the hospital with electronic data capturing machine to prepare passport for the survivors to travel overseas for further treatment.

The other surviving cabin crew members include Mrs. Quinneth Owolabi and Miss Toyin Sampson. While Miss Toyin was said to be in a stable condition at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Mrs. Owolabi, whose 10 toes and five fingers were amputated days ago, had been in severe pains before and after the surgery.