In 1988, when Ejiofor was 11, during a family trip to Nigeria for a wedding, he and his father were driving to Lagos after the celebrations when their car was involved in a head-on crash with a lorry.
I 1988, da Ejiofor var 11, under en familietur til Nigeria til et bryllup, kørte han og hans far til Lagos efter festlighederne, da deres bil var involveret i et frontalt sammenstød med en lastbil.