Nollywood actress Uchenna Nnanna has shared that she was involved in a serious road accident that nearly cost her life and left her hospitalised as she fought to recover.
She spoke about the accident in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, recalling that the crash happened on a Monday and that doctors worked quickly to stabilise her after she was taken to the hospital.
Nnanna said she was put on oxygen and received immediate medical care as doctors tried to help her recover.
She stayed in the hospital for about three weeks before she was well enough to go home.
The actress also talked about losing her older sister, Olaedo Nnanna, who died in the Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crash in Port Harcourt in 2005.
This tragedy had a deep impact on her and made her afraid to fly for many years.
Olaedo was one of the passengers who died when the plane crashed while landing at Port Harcourt International Airport on December 10, 2005.
Of the 110 people on board, 108 died. This was one of the worst aviation tragedies in Nigeria’s history.
Nnanna said losing her sister and then both parents was one of the hardest times in her life.
She said these losses changed how she saw the world and forced her to face life as an orphan.
She said: “2013 was the first accident I ever had. The accident that almost took my life. It was on a Monday, and they had to put me on oxygen because I was almost going. They put oxygen on me to try to revive me, put drips; they were doing a whole lot. I was in the hospital for three weeks. I have a phobia of flights. It took me years to start flying again after I lost my sisters. When things are difficult, my mother would always say Mother Mary, would you allow my wine to finish?”