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Helicopter Crashes In Lagos

A helicopter has crashed in the Oba Akran area of Ikeja, Lagos State

 

The incident happened on Monday afternoon close to a branch of the United Bank for Africa on the axis.

The Spokesman for the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Tunji Oketunbi, confirmed the development on Tuesday afternoon.

Also, an official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said that the chopper burst into flames when the incident happened.

LASEMA also said four persons including the pilot were onboard the ill-fated helicopter and they were all rescued alive and taken to a nearby hospital.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) also confirmed the accident.

NEMA Zonal Coordinator for South-West, Ibrahim Farinloye, on the Agency’s official WhatsApp platform, said though the identity of the operator of the helicopter was yet unknown, those onboard were all rescued alive.

First responders from NEMA, LASEMA and investigators from the NSIB have arrived at the scene.

Glamtush recalls that Tuesday’s accident occurred three years after a helicopter operated by Quorom Aviation crashed in the Opebi area of Lagos in August 2020.

The chopper dropped from the sky around 12 noon and crashed into a residential building on Salvation Road in the Opebi area. The three persons onboard the copter all died.

GLAMTUSH

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