A Popular celebrity photographer based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and known as Wildshot, has died in a lone car accident at the Wimpe area of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State.

The photographer was said to have rammed into a building while trying to overtake a trailer at about 9pm on Friday.

The deceased was reportedly at a popular gymnastic centre in Port Harcourt when his mother at Rumuola area called him to complain that some suspected cultists were shooting around her residence.

The photographer and only child of her mother was said to have abandoned his activities at the gym, hopped into his car and rushed to the area in a bid to save his mother.

But it was learnt that the victim, who was on speed, tried to overtake a trailer but lost control of his car, rammed into a building and sustained serious injuries.

The two hospitals he was rushed to were said to have rejected him while the third one confirmed him dead on arrival.

A source, who was at the gym with Wildshot, said: “We were together with him when he rushed out of the gym after receiving a call.

“He said his mother called him and complained that some people were shooting around her residence. He told us he was going to relocate his mother from the troubled zone.

“But a few minutes after, we got information that he had an accident. People tried to save him by taking him to three hospitals. By the time they got to the third hospital, he was confirmed dead.”

A coach at the gym, Wisdom, described his death as sudden and shocking, saying people at the gym mourned his death.

Wildshot died a day to his birthday. (The Nation)

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