Four persons, on Tuesday, narrowly escaped death after a helicopter crashed in the Oba Akran area of Ikeja, Lagos State.
The incident occurred in the afternoon close to a branch of the United Bank for Africa in the area.
It was gathered that the chopper was on a training mission when it crashed into a building and went up in flames.
Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services confirmed the incident.
The agency’s spokesperson, Amodu Shakiru, disclosed that the occupants sustained varying degrees of injuries.
According to him, “The helicopter crashed into a building but nobody died. The helicopter was used for training and it has four occupants on board. They had an escort motorised team that was following them on the ground during the training routine exercise which is the standard protocol.
“The motorised team was the first to arrive at the scene. The occupants sustained varying degrees of injuries and are currently receiving medical attention. We will provide more details later.”