TV host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is grateful to God another year
ahead, as he remembers how he survived a ghastly auto crash on December
23, 2015.
Continue to read his message below...
A year ago today (December 23, 2015)
Had a shoot at La Campaigne Tropicana and I remember
leaving before my colleagues 'cos I had to buy fuel in the jerrycan I
had in my boot. I'd noticed a fuel station with short queues on my way
in earlier.
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Christmas was two days away, it was my last day shooting and I was excited for that reason, even if there was this fuel scarcity matter that was just irritating.
My car windows were up, the AC was on and I remember Gbemi
had just started talking on the radio when I looked to my left through
the driver's window and my world stopped...
There were massive headlamps right in front of my face with
what looked like the nose of a giant metallic beast just inches away
from me. It all happened in a split second but it was just enough time
for me to realize I was literally about to be run over by a truck.
Instantly, there was impact!
The sound was deafening, and I lost control. In what then
seemed like forever, the truck dragged me on for another 70 meters or so
before coming to a stop.
I looked up and it didn't seem like I was in heaven. I
could also feel my face. I was still alive! Then I remembered my car's
fuel tank was on the side that was just hit. No way I would sit in an
exploding car. But I was trapped. The truck was stuck to my door and my
seatbelt wouldn't come off...
I'm still not sure how I did it but I found my way through
that locked seatbelt & out the passenger's door in no time and then
stood to watch the entire scene in shock with bystanders asking me if
the car driver was dead. I'd gotten out so fast they didn't know I was
the driver.
The truck driver had instantly run away while his engine was still on because he was pretty sure he had killed me...
But I'm alive today to tell my story and thank God for another year.
I left the scene with only a scratch on my left arm and a
slight fear of looking left whenever I'm driving. Extremely small price
to pay for what could have been way worse.
So while we may have had a tough 2016 and might feel the
need to complain, please try to enjoy the holidays this year knowing
that things could have been worse for you. You just may never know.
Be thankful guys!!! I sure am
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