Tuesday, 23 September 2014

[PHOTOS] 7 Worst Nigerian Celebrity Accidents

The Nigerian entertainment industry has witnessed its fair share of celebrity accidents with a few of them being fatal. Here is a quick rundown of some of the worst celebrity accidents Nigeria has seen in no particular order.
1) Wizkid 
       
         There is no denying that Wizkid is one of Nigeria’s biggest music stars at the moment therefore it was a big scare when news broke of him crashing his newly acquired Porsche Panamera S car. According to eyewitnesses, the accident was caused by a burst tyre. Thankfully the multi award winning act came out of the accident unhurt with his N15million car taking most of the damage. In a display of wealth he replaced the car in a week, Porsche again.


2) Dagrin

         Some years might have passed since creative rapper Dagrin died but the memories of the car accident that took his life hasn’t left our memories. The rapper who was the rave of music industry at the time of his untimely death rammed his car into a stationery trailer parked in front of Alakara Police Station, Mushin area of Lagos. He was immediately put in intensive care and the talented rapper passed on a few days later. Dagrin’s crashed car  


  3) CD John 
           CD John John Chijioke better known as CD John threw the whole entertainment industry into a state of mourning when the news of his death was announced. The young comedian’s death came sadly three days before his birthday after he was involved in a fatal car accident. Talented and hardworking, he was returning home from a listening party at Victoria Island, Lagos when the crash occurred. 
4) Jim Iyke and Emma Ehumadu  
          
         Just like the hardworking CD John, the duo of popular Nollywood stars Jim Iyke and Emma Ehumadu were involved in a car accident that led to Emma Ehumadu being hospitalized. The duo had been shooting a robbery scene at a movie location in Delta state sometime back in March this year when the accident occurred. The brake of the car was reported to have failed and hit another location bus, Emma’s skull opened with Jim Iyke escaping with minor injuries. Thankfully in this case no life was lost.
 

 5) MC Loph 
Another car accident that rocked the entertainment industry involved high life rapper Obiajulu Kenneth Nwaozor better known as MC Loph by fans. The accident occurred on the Benin-Ore Expressway and the fact that he had been on his way to his hometown in Anambra to perform his traditional marriage rites made it more tragic. He died alongside his sister in the crash with his fiancĂ© the only survivor. 

6) Uche Jombo 
            Multi talented diva Uche Jombo cheated death some years back on June 24, 2011 when her FJ Cruiser hit another car head-on along the Lekki/Chevron area of Lagos. The actress later took to social media platform Twitter to thank God for saving her life, she tweeted: “Thank U lord 4 d gift of life! Only U lord did this! Thank U my rock!” Look at the crashed car 

7) Chidinma Mbalaso 
          Chidinma Mbalaso came into prominence when she emerged the 2nd runner up in the maiden edition of entertainer D Banj’s reality show Koko Mansion. The University of Abuja undergraduate died in a tragic accident on her way from Kaduna to Abuja where she had gone to buy a car. She was paving a way for herself as an actress and stylist till the cold hands of death snatched her from the world at a tender age of 22.


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