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Chiwetel Ejiofor says losing dad in car crash when he was just 11 changed view of life

Chiwetel Ejiofor has opened up about his traumatic childhood and how he coped with losing his father in a deadly car crash.

The actor has discussed the harrowing moment he found out his dad Arinze had died when he was just 11.

He lost his life in the smash in Nigeria and Chiwetel says it changed his views on the world growing up. The vehicle his father was in collided with a truck while driving along a motorway

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