Emerging French rapper Marcel Junior Loutarila, famously known by the stage name Koba LaD, got into a fatal accident on Tuesday evening, September 10, at a gas station in Créteil, Val-de-Marne.
According to LeParisien reports, the 24– year-old artist was driving his sedan when it lost control and collided with a heavy vehicle parked on the exit ramp of a petrol station.
Soon after the incident occurred, it was reported that the passenger in the front row met ultimate demise. Now, social media users claim that the person who passed away was Koba’s stylist.
On September 11, 2024, the Twitter page UFCLiveTonight shared a video of the aftermath of Koba’s car accident and wrote, “Koba LaD under balloon had a serious accident with his RS4 Wejdene and his stylist .. involved. Unfortunately, his stylist did not survive.”
The two other passengers, including Koba LaD, got a slight injury, and now reports say they are in stable condition.
French rapper Koba LaD also had an accident before, causing legal troubles
According to BFMTV, Koba LaD faced a three-month suspended prison sentence in 2020 and did 140 hours of community service after a car accident in Marseille.
Instead of reporting it to the authorities, he fled, resulting in his imprisonment and a four-month license suspension.
Apart from the accident, Koba LaD was also under the hammer for his involvement in the rampage.
In 2022, he was a suspect in a spectacular brawl that occurred in a Parisian nightclub.
Meanwhile, his former mentor, Deupsi, helped him deal with the legal charges. During his interview with Ptit Delire TV, as reported by LeParisien, Koba LaD said, “Deuspi is my whole life, brother. In the eyes of the State, he is my legal guardian (…). He is the one who manages everything.”
Additional Information
- Koba LaD was born ‘Marcel Junior Loutarila’ on April 3, 2000, in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
- He had his upbringing in a famous Parc aux lièvres neighborhood in Évry but had a troubled childhood.
- He adopted the name Koba LaD after being inspired by the character of the science fiction media franchise Planet of the Apes.
