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Bellview Airlines Boeing 737 Crash in Nigeria
Summary of Accident
On October 23,
2005, a Bellview Airlines Boeing 737-200 en route
to the Nigerian capital of Abuja crashed shortly
after take-off from Lagos, Nigeria.The
plane disintegrated on impact with swampy earth
near Lissa, about 20 miles north of Lagos.
The airliner was carrying
111 passengers and six crew, and was believed to
be carrying some senior Nigerian officials as well
as a U.S. consular official and some European passengers. All
persons aboard were killed.
Bellview Airlines is a privately
owned Nigerian airline and is popular with expatriates.
The route the airliner was taking is heavily traveled,
with dozens of flights each day between the port
of Lagos -- one of the world's biggest cities --
and Abuja in the heart of Africa's most populous
nation.
Families
whose loved ones died or were injured
in airplane or helicopter accidents
are welcome to contact
a lawyer at Lieff Global to
learn more about their legal rights.
We welcome the opportunity to answer
your questions free of charge and without
obligation.
The Legal Rights of Families Whose Loved
Ones Die in Airplane Disasters
We appreciate that this is a time of
deep pain and grieving for the spouses, children and families
of the passengers and crew who died in the Bellview Airlines
crash. As time passes, you may have questions concerning how
and why the crash occurred, your legal rights, compensation
that is available to you, and the duties and legal responsibility
of the airplane operator and manufacturer. For answers to frequently
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Passengers who were injured and families
whose loved ones died in this crash are welcome to contact
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attorneys have over forty years of experience litigating airplane
crash cases worldwide. We have relationships with the foremost
experts in the fields of aviation safety and disaster analysis.
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