A Bell 206
copter belonging to Quorum Aviation crashed into a building at Salvation Road
on Friday, killing two people, with one injured.
Nigeria’s
President, Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to Friday’s helicopter crash at
Salvation Road, Opebi area of Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Reacting to
the development, Buhari, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity, Femi Adesina, commiserated with the families, friends and
associates of victims of the Bell 206 helicopter operated by Quorum Aviation
which crashed on Friday.
He said the
nation was still awaiting report of investigation into the accident by the
aviation regulatory agencies.
According to
him, “While the nation awaits report of investigation into the accident by
aviation regulatory agencies, the President prays that God will console the
bereaved families, grant peace to the souls of the dead and speedy recovery for
the injured.”
Earlier, Dr.
Femi Oke-Osnyintolu, Director General, LASEMA, had said three people were on
board the aircraft when it crashed.
He said the
agency received distress calls concerning a privately operated helicopter that
crashed into 16 A Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja and he immediately activated the
emergency response plan.
According to
him, one person was in intensive care unit at the Lagos State University
Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, while the two dead bodies had been deposited at the
mortuary.
“The helicopter
was carrying three (3) people, one is in the intensive care unit at the Lagos
State University Teaching Hospital while the other two were killed on impact
and there bodies has been deposited in mortuary
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