Two persons were aboard a propeller aircraft which crashed on Tuesday at Oba Akran Avenue in the Ikeja area of Lagos, emergency responders have said.
The state government earlier said four persons were rescued alive from the plane and taken to a hospital.
Territorial coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Ibrahim Farinloye said the plane was a South African-made Javir plane.
While speaking to reporters at the scene of the crash, the permanent secretary of LASEMA Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said that emergency responders were swift in bringing the situation under control.
Oke-Osanyintolu said there was no casualty recorded in spite of the fact that the plane crashed very close to a petrol station.
He expressed gratitude to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu whose effort led to the formation of emergency responders at the grassroot level.
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“The agency activated its disaster response plan to the crash which occurred around 1600hrs. The scene has been discharged at 1730 hrs.
“The helicopter with registration number 5NCCQ was finally confirmed to contain 2 passengers and it has been safely removed from the road which is now free for vehicular movement.
“All emergency responders are now departing the scene. Further investigation to be carried out by NCAA,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
Emergency responders at the scene included NEMA, LASEMA, the Nigeria Police Force and Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
