4 Persons Rescued As Plane Crashes In Lagos

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Four persons have been rescued after a light single-engine aircraft, turbo 5N-CCQ, crashed on a major road and burst into flames at Oba Akran, Ikeja area of Lagos State, on August 01, 2023.

The incident took place close to AP Fuel Station and a commercial bank, on Oba Akran, at about 1.41pm local time.

The ill-fated J4 30 aircraft type, with a piston engine, which made the Motorists and commuters scampered for safety, had the pilot and three passengers on board.

At the time of filing this report, the identities of the occupants were unknown as they were said to be foreigners who were test running plane.

According to an eyewitness who preferred anonymity, the rescued occupants were brought out from fire, with their money falling off the plane.

He stated that the manners occupants talked to rescuers show that they had no knowledge of how the plane crashed.

“Some boys took them to the hospital. We were scared of the fire and we didn’t want it to escalate because of the filling station and a gas plant close by. Besides, we had many vehicles here too. We were able to get about six fire extinguishers to fight the fire.

“When we started fighting the fire, the AP Filling station saw us and brought their fire extinguishers. We were able to curtail its escalation before the arrival of the Lagos State Fire Service,” he said.

While an eyewitness from the Anifowose community in Oba Akran,  added that  they rescued those on board and took them to hospital as the plane crashed.

A source from the control tower of Lagos airport, said the aircraft operated by Air First Hospital and Tour crashed from 1500 feet after leaving the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA.

It further said that the South African-made Javir plane was coming in for an emergency landing but hit the light pole after making the circuit.