Posted by Sade Williams
All four passengers, including the pilot were rescued on Tuesday after a light engine piston aircraft with four passengers, with registration number 5N-CCQ, crashed at Oba Akran Road, beside UBA building, Ikeja, Lagos.
The aircraft, which burst into flames on impact, was said to be on test flight by Air First Hospitality and tour, from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
All four occupants survived the crash and have been taken to hospital.
A statement from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and signed by Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu , permanent Secretary, gave an update on the crash as follows:
“The agency has activated its disaster response plan to the above incident which occurred around 1600hrs.
“A helicopter containing 4 persons including the pilot crash landed in front of the United Bank of Africa branch on the road.
“All four casualties have been retrieved from the aircraft alive. They have been transferred to hospital for further care.
“The area has been cordoned off and is being blanketed to prevent a secondary incident. All Emergency Responders are on scene”.
