Helicopter crashes into building in Ikeja, Lagos. Two feared dead

Two people were feared dead on Friday, when an helicopter crashed into a building in the Opebi, Ikeja area of Lagos State.

The crash reportedly happened around 12:17 pm on Friday and according to the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu.

Aside the two victims, one person had been admitted into the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

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He 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,” Osanyintolu concluded.

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