Popular Nigerian musician Darey Art Alade and his wife, Deola, have expressed gratitude to God and well-wishers after narrowly escaping a car fire on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

Deola took to Instagram on Saturday to share videos from the scene revealing that the incident occurred around 4pm on Friday when their vehicle suddenly caught fire and was completely destroyed.

“Yesterday, around 4 p.m., our car caught fire on the 3rd Mainland Bridge and burnt to the ground,” she wrote.

“It was a shocking and painful experience, but we’re incredibly grateful that the driver made it out safely. No lives were lost, and that’s what truly matters.”

In her post, Deola emphasised the importance of life over material possessions, saying, “Moments like this remind us how quickly things can change and how unimportant material things become in the face of life itself.”

She added that the reason for sharing their experience was to encourage others who may be going through sudden loss.

“We’re not sharing this for sympathy but to remind someone that things can be replaced. Lives cannot,” she continued. “We’re choosing to remain thankful to God for protection, for perspective, and for the quiet strength to keep going.

“If you’re navigating a sudden loss of any kind, we hope this reminds you: we can rebuild. We can begin again and find the strength to keep going. One breath, one prayer, one step at a time. We give thanks in all things. Thank you to everyone that stopped to help.”

Since the post, fans and celebrities have flooded the couple’s pages with prayers and well wishes.