One person died and three injured at Cocoa House, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday, following the crash of an elevator in the building.
A statement signed by the Head of Corporate Affairs, Oodua Investment Company Ltd (OICL), Mr. Victor Ayetoro, “At around 11:00am this morning, the lift installation team from our contractor handling the lift and who were working on dismantling the old lift in readiness for a new lift instalment, while working on the lift suffered a mechanical failure.
“The said failure resulted in the lift car dropping and crashing into the basement pit.
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“Unfortunately, one of the technicians in the team did not survive the incident.
“Three other technicians suffered minor injuries and have been taken to the hospital for check up/ treatment.
“The head office of the company has been informed and their representatives have arrived to take charge of the situation while the Police have also been informed.”
