Two dead as helicopter crashes into Lagos building

A helicopter operated by Quorom Aviation has crashed in the Opebi area of Lagos State , Crimefacts has learnt .

It was gathered that the copter dropped from the sky around 12 noon and crashed into a residential building on Salvation Road in the Opebi area

Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency , Nosa Okunbor , confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent

“ Yes, it just happened . The helicopter crashed in Opebi around 12pm. LASEMA operatives are on our way to the incident site . I ’ ll give you more updates , ” he said .

In an update , LASEMA General Manager , Olufemi Oke -Osanyintolu, said two persons died in the crash while another was injured and has been rushed to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

Oke- Osanyintolu said , “ The agency received distress calls concerning a privately operated helicopter that crashed into 16A Salvation Road, Opebi , Ikeja and immediately activated the emergency response plan.

“ The helicopter was carrying three people, one is in the intensive care unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, while the other two were killed on impact and their bodies have been deposited in a mortuary. We are on top of challenges, especially crowd control. The operation is ongoing and updates will follow. ”

Meanwhile the Accident Investigation Bureau , the investigating body in charge of all aviation- related accidents and incidents in Nigeria , said it has begun an investigation to unravel circumstances that led to a helicopter crash in the Opebi area of Lagos State .

AIB General Manager , Public Affairs, Tunji Oketumbi , disclosed this in a telephone chat with our correspondent shortly after the crash on Friday afternoon.

“ Our investigators are at the scene of the accident and investigation has commenced, ” Oketumbi told The PUNCH and added that the Bureau would issue a formal report on the accident.

First responders including operatives of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency and the National Emergency Management Agency have been deployed in the scene of the accident .