Two news outlets reported that Nollywood actor Rykardo Agbor survived a car crash on Saturday and that he posted a video of his damaged vehicle on his Instagram page, thanking God for escaping the incident.
The actor identified the location of the crash as being in front of the Cornerstone City billboard in Ibadan, Oyo State, and repeatedly thanked God in the clip, saying, “This is my vehicle in front of Cornerstone City, Ibadan,” and “Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ,” according to the video shared online.
The details that follow come from separate reports by Punch and Daily Post. Punch published photographs and a video taken at the scene and described the car as a silver Lexus SUV with extensive front-end damage, including a crushed bonnet, smashed grille, exposed engine components and a damaged front-left tyre. That description is from Punch’s coverage and is attributed to that outlet.
Daily Post reported the crash took place along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and noted the timing was weeks after the actor buried his father in Delta State earlier this month. Those details are reported by Daily Post and are attributed to that outlet.
Agbor appears at the scene in the video and thanks God repeatedly for surviving. In his Instagram post he wrote, “As I was saying.. …Thank God Almighty I made it out of this. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ,” a caption shown in Punch’s report.
Background on the actor appears in Punch’s account. Agbor was born on February 4, 1973, in Lagos State, hails from Delta State and studied Mass Communication at the University of Ibadan. Punch said he began his acting career in 1992 following a period as a model, and that he rose to prominence after starring in Visa to Hell. Those biographical details are attributed to Punch.
Neither outlet reported any fatalities or detailed information about other vehicles or people involved. Both reports concentrate on the video the actor posted and the visible damage to his vehicle.
Links to the original reports: Punch, Daily Post.
Featured image: Eukoha via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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