A young influencer’s final journey was caught on camera moments before she was killed alongside her sister in a horror road crash.
A post she made weeks earlier has also resurfaced, in which she spoke of the death she feared most.
Nigerian influencer and chef Big Esther was travelling from Lagos towards Delta State when the bus she was in was involved in a fatal collision at around 4.55pm on Monday (5 October).
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The crash happened on the Ijebu-Ode-Ore Expressway in Ogun State, with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) saying nine people died – three men and six women.
Big Esther, whose real name was Esther Meinzide, was reportedly travelling with her younger sister to see family when the commercial Toyota Hiace bus collided with a lorry.
A video recorded by Esther shortly before the crash shows her inside the bus as she documented her journey.
Heartbreaking footage from the aftermath also shows the badly damaged vehicles.
The FRSC said preliminary investigations indicated that speeding was the probable cause of the crash, while the road was wet following rainfall.
The bodies of the victims were reportedly taken to the General Hospital morgue in Ijebu-Ode, while the vehicles were towed to a police station in Ilese.
Esther had been building a following online while also pursuing her passion for cooking, as reported by Need To Know.
She was reportedly a recent Philosophy graduate of Delta State University, Abraka.
The post about her fears read: “I just tell myself that it should be a peaceful one; imagine dying by accident on a cold day, hell no.”
Tributes have since been pouring in.
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