Helicopter crashes into Lagos building, kills two

Residents living in the Opebi area of Ikeja, Lagos were thrown into panic after a helicopter reportedly crashed into a building.

The incident is reported to have occurred around 12pm.

According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), two persons died as result of the crash while one person survived.

The hospitalised victim is in the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital while the bodies have been deposited at the morgue, Vanguard reports.

Speaking at the scene of the crash, the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu told Vanguard that “the agency got a distress call concerning a privately operated helicopter that crashed into 16A Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja and immediately activated the emergency response plan.”

He confirmed that three passengers were on board the flight,” the helicopter was carrying three passengers; one is in the intensive care unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital while the bodies of the two killed on impact have been deposited in the mortuary.

"We are on top of challenges especially crowd control while operation is ongoing.” he added.