The aircraft that crash landed in Oba Akran area of Ikeja in Lagos on Tuesday has been confirmed to be a light single-engine aeroplane and not a helicopter.
Theliberationnews gathered that it was a turbo ‘5NCCQ AJ4 -30’ registered aircraft, which was reported to be on a test flight from the international wing of the Lagos international airport and operated by a tour company.
The Lagos state emergency agency, LASEMA, said it activated its disaster response plan to the incident which occurred around 1600hrs and recovered all four passengers aboard the plane alive.
According to the permanent secretary, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu, the 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.”
