Pilot evacuated as helicopter crash in Lagos
A helicopter crashed in the Oba Akran, Ikeja area of Lagos State, and burst into flames on Tuesday.
Two people believed to be the pilots of the helicopter were rescued, it is not clear how many passengers were on board.
Lagos Commissioner of Police Idowu Owohunwa visited the site, on Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, where a light aircraft crash landed.
Police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin said the pilot and co-pilot have been evacuated to a medical facility.
“Situation is under control as evacuation is almost complete,” Hundeyin tweeted while emergency operatives from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) are already at the site of the crash.
