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An oil spill on the engine of the helicopter that crashed in early 2014<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in Takoradi in the Western Region, might have been the cause of the accident, that led to the death of three workers of Luk Oil.<\/p>\n

This is according to the five-member investigative committee set up by the Transport Ministry.<\/p>\n

Before the committee started investigations into the accident that occurred\u00a0at the West Cape Three Point, it stated that:<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”eqyuFLLC1xEDk83dX6B3xCPBa30lRezx”]A) “Eight persons were on board the helicopter when the crash occurred.<\/p>\n

B) “4 persons survived the crash, 3 others died and one person is still missing.”<\/p>\n

C) “5 of the 8 people on board the helicopter were Ghanaians the 3 others were a British, French and Nigerian.”<\/p>\n

D) “The missing person is a Ghanaian.”<\/p>\n

E) “One of the four surviving victims is in a critical condition and has been flown to Accra for further treatment.”<\/p>\n

The committee presented its final report to the ministry on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The investigations was to establish the probable cause of the accident, determine the extent of fatalities and injuries, and the extent of losses or damage to property.<\/p>\n

According to the chairman of the committee Victor Opoku, their investigations revealed there was fire on the helicopter before it crashed into the sea.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Transport Dzifa Attivor told journalists that the details of the report will be forwarded to the appropriate agencies and will later be made public.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By:\u00a0 Rabiu Alhassan\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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