Eyewitness Narrates How Kola Onifoto's Motorbike Accident Allegedly Occurred in Lagos, Breaks Hearts
- Nigerians have continued to mourn and pay tributes to Orowale Kolapo, widely known as Kola Onifoto, following his tragic motorbike accident in Lagos
- An eyewitness has shared how the accident allegedly happened, noting that the vehicle Onifoto hit at high speed was not stationary
- The eyewitness also pointed out how Onifoto was dressed when she saw him and what happened five minutes after the accident
An unidentified eyewitness has narrated how the accident involving biker Kola Onifoto allegedly happened in Lagos.
Facebook influencer Rita Egwu shared the eyewitness account on the social media platform after they spoke on the phone.
Source: Facebook
Kola Onifoto: Eyewitness' account of accident
Rita, in a Facebook post, said the eyewitness told her that Onifoto rode at great speed and ran into a vehicle that was making a U-turn.
The eyewitness noted that even the driver of the vehicle remarked on Onifoto's speed, noting that the deceased was fully kitted when the accident happened.
She further said that the driver got down from his vehicle to see if Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) could still be administered to Onifoto, as he was still breathing moments after the accident.
In five minutes, the eyewitness said that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) arrived at the scene of the accident. The eyewitness shared other details. The eyewitness account in detail below:
"The vehicle kola hit, was not stationary, but making a Uturn.
"She said even their driver was saying that,
"Ahhh the speed too much."
"She said he was fully kitted in protection gear from head to toe. So it's not like he just wore shirt and trousers. He dressed appropriately.
"She arrived lagos she says between 3pm to 4pm. So that's when it happened.
"She said the driver stopped and went down with some other passengers to see if CPR could be administered, because he was still breathing.
"*She said in 5 minutes the ambulance arrived! LASTMA were there one time( im sure the family will be happy to hear that he got help on time). She said it's like their office is near there because they arrived really fast! I'm glad they did.
"The car that kola hit was a [expletive] coloured Corolla. Light brownish. The impact left a dent in the passenger side door and broke the mirror side.
"She had no idea until she opened my page this evening that it was someone she knows online thats why she called. She said many people recorded, but she couldn't look at the gore.
"Chai Kola! I wish he hadn't bought the bike but at least he was happy with it. Life is so full of surprises. Kai.
"Riders love speed sha. That's the thrill.
"May he rest in peace."
In the comment section, Rita added:
"The vehicle Kola hit, was making a U-turn. It was not stationary but he was coming on very high speed. The caller was coming from Warri. She said the bloooooooood !!!
"That the bloood was much ohhhhh!
"That brain matter everywhere, she said, it happened somewhere around Berger's side and I also heard Redeemed church side. Maybe there's a redeem there or she was just letting me know the general location.
"She said there was too much traffic! The traffic couldn't even allow for immediate hospital visit.
"His helmet fell off on impact! That was what finished the matter. That as they were lifting him up from the road he was limp!
"They knew that he was gone!"
Biker reacts to Kola Onifoto's motorbike accident
In an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, biker Roid Fajingbesi, who once rode a bicycle from Bayelsa to Lagos, reacted to Onifoto's tragic motorbike accident.
"When I heard about the accident, two things immediately came to mind.
"First, I wondered if it might have been a miscalculation on the road, something that can happen even to experienced riders.
"The second thought was about drivers. Unfortunately, many drivers on our roads don’t treat bikers with the respect or space they deserve. Instead of seeing cyclists or motorbike riders as fellow road users, they often see them as rivals competing for space.
"That mindset alone makes the road far more dangerous than it should be."
Source: Facebook
See Rita Egwu's Facebook post below:
Kola Onifoto's accident: Eyewitness account generates reactions
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the alleged eyewitness account below:
Chidiebube Meredith said:
"Chukwu aju. He was such a pure soul and a had a pure heart. I'm so pained. I kept praying since I heard of d accident. I was never happy about that bike, cos d accidents r always fatal. See him thinking about how to make his father happy...... Im so heart broken."
Victoria Onize said:
"God should have given him a second chance for the sake of his father. This one hit me ooo. God!"
Chinenye Peace said:
"This is a huge loss……kaii.
"Young man full of life and very strong gone just like that…God!!"
Regina Chetachi Jite said:
"His loved ones should not read ke, how? If you don’t want his loved ones to read please don’t post."
Cyril Ozor said:
"So sad kola was one of the best in his field, photography a complete dude, he loved power bikes."
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that Kola Onifoto's WhatsApp chat with his mother, showing what she told him some days before his death, had broken hearts online.
Man abroad shares Kola Onifoto's japa plan
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian man based in New Zealand, a relocation consultant, had disclosed that Kola Onifoto desired to leave Nigeria before his death.
He recounted how Onifoto reached out to him sometime in February to discuss his relocation plans.
According to him, his WhatsApp call with Onifoto lasted 22 minutes and 22 seconds. He said Onifoto's death rattled him and reminded him of how fickle life was.
Proofreading by Kola Muhammed, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
