Two Hospitalised As Aircraft Crash-Lands In Ilorin, NSIB Begins Probe
A training aircraft at the International Aviation College, Ilorin, Kwara State, reportedly crashed on Friday evening with no death recorded.
The incident reportedly happened at the Runway 5 of the Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin.
The aircraft was said to have veered off the runway and stopped on the grass verge.
It was gathered that two persons — a trainee and an instructor — were on training practical when the aircraft crash-landed.
The duo were said to be seriously injured and have since been taken to a hospital.
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, in its reaction, said it had commenced an investigation into the incident.
In a statement by the bureau’s Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, a team would be deployed from Abuja to Ilorin to conduct on-site investigations.
