Award-winning filmmaker, Edgard Leroy succumbs to death weeks after bagging an award at AMVCA

Fast-rising Cameron-born filmmaker, Edgard Leroy has kissed the dust after succumbing to a fatal auto crash in the sagamu area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

According to reports, the deceased was referred to a hospital immediately after the crash on Sunday but death was his better rival.

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The death of the movie director comes barely four weeks after he bagged an award for the Best Indigenous Movie (Yoruba) Category at the last African Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

The 26-year-old was heading to a movie location at Ibadan when he was involved in a fatal accident that cut his life short.

Some of his colleagues confirmed his death as they took to their social media handles and penned down an emotional farewell message to the movie executive.