An helicopter has crashed in the Opebi area of Lagos State this afternoon (Friday), killing two people and injuring one.
The copter according to eye witness fell at the Salvation Bus Stop in Opebi.
Confirming the accident, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor, said, “Yes, it just happened. The helicopter crashed in Opebi around 12pm. LASEMA operatives are on the way to the incident site. I’ll give you more updates.”
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, confirmed the level of casualties of the crash.
Speaking through his twitter handle, he wrote:
“There’s been a helicopter crash in a private house at Opebi area of Lagos.
“Two people confirmed dead, 1 person badly wounded and has been taken to the hospital.
“The dead bodies have been deposited at the mortuary,” he noted
According to a statement released by the Lagos State, Emergency Management Agency LASEMA later, the helicopter which is a Bell Helicopter 206B3, belonged to Quorum Aviation Ltd.
Meanwhile, the Accident and Investigation Bureau (AIB) has recovered the BlackBox of the helicopter.
Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) are by now preparing to move the wreckage from the scene of the incident as an investigation into the cause of the crash begins.
Also yesterday a truck crashed into a residential building in Lagos
An articulated truck lost control and crashed into a building situated at Owode-Onirin on Thursday in Lagos.
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the accident, saying it happened around 4.10 p.m. on Lagos-Ikorodu express.
He said that a preliminary report on the accident revealed that the empty articulated truck was involved in a lone accident.
“The articulated truck veered off the road and crashed into a residential building at Owode-Onirin,’’ he told a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He, however, said that no injuries were recorded as the driver and residents of the building were unhurt.
Oke-Osanyintolu said that the accident was caused by the recklessness of the driver.
He said that the truck had been removed off the building with the aid of a private tow truck.
He added that the incident had been handed over to the Police at Owode Onirin police station for further investigation.
