Man Celebrates 4th Anniversary after surviving fatal fuel fire accident that claimed 80 lives on Benin-Lagos Expressway

Nigerian man Chinedu Nwokoro on Wednesday, marked four years since he survived the fatal Benin-Lagos Expressway fuel fire accident that claimed 80 lives.

On April 2013, 80 people including 57 passengers of a commercial luxury bus died after the bus collided with a fuel tanker in Ugbogui, on the Benin-Lagos expressway.

The victims were burnt beyond recognition and were given mass burial. However, Chinedu, then a 24-year-old old final year student of Information Technology of Caritas University, Enugu, survived. The fire burnt his face and back.





Taking to Instagram, Chinedu posted three photos...before and after the accident, and post recovery. He wrote:

"Today marks exactly 4yrs after ma fatal accident at benin ore road which claimed more than 80 lives and God spared my life only! Am forever grateful to God🙏My adorable family, my dearest friends and well wishers for the kind love u guys bestowed on me during this years! It's my day Today🕺🕺🕺celebrate me" More phootos below...