The moment a yet-to-be-identified helicopter crashed in the Oba Akran area in Ikeja, Lagos State, has surfaced online.
In a now-trending video on social media, a CCTV camera caught the moment the helicopter crashed, bursting into flames immediately.
Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirming the incident via his Twitter handle, Tuesday, disclosed that the pilot and co-pilot of the helicopter had been evacuated from the crash site and taken to a hospital.
He tweeted: “ONGOING: @LagosPoliceNG CP Idowu Owohunwa at the site, on Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, where a light aircraft crash landed.
“Pilot and co-pilot have been evacuated to a medical facility. The situation is under control as evacuation is almost complete.”