At least two people were reportedly killed after a helicopter crashed into a residential building in Ikeja, Lagos.

The incident, which took place at Salvation road, Opebi, occurred at some minutes after 12 noon on Friday.

Tunji Oketunbi, the spokesman of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), said personnel of the bureau have been drafted to the scene of the incident.

Officials of the Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and firefighters are also at the scene.

Quorun Aviation Limited, an air transportation and logistics company, is said to be the owner of the ill-fated aircraft.

The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed the incident saying the state has activated emergency responders to the scene.

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According to him, the agency received a distress call concerning the incident. He said, “the agency got a distress call concerning a privately operated helicopter that crashed into 16A Salvation Road, Opebi, Ikeja and immediately activated the emergency response plan,”

He confirmed that three passengers were on board the flight, ” the helicopter was carrying three passengers; one is in the intensive care unit at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital while the bodies of the two killed on impact have been deposited in the mortuary. We are on top of challenges especially crowd control while operation is ongoing.”