Frantic locals rescued a pilot and put of a fire when a plane crashed onto a road in Lagos, Nigeria.

The Jabiru J430 light aircraft operated by Air First Hospitality & Tours was flying over the bustling Oba Akran area of the capital Lagos when it nosedived onto the busy street on August 1.

Shocking footage shows how the plane struck a light post as it spun towards the road before bursting into flames near a fuel station, sending terrified pedestrians fleeing for safety.

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau said two people - the pilot and a passenger onboard - survived the crash. Footage shows the pilot clambering from the wreckage and walking away while wounded.

The crash caused traffic gridlock as smoke filled the highway, with firefighters battling the flames.

Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Permanent Secretary Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu said those onboard rescued alive and taken to a hospital.

Ibrahim Farinloye, acting coordinator for the South-West Zonal Office of the Nigerian Emergency Management Agency, added: 'There were two people on board. The control tower confirmed that there were only two people on board, not four. Three craters on the spot created by impacts on the ground.'