Anthony Joshua has been involved in a car crash in Nigeria today (Monday, December 29), which has also seen two people killed.
The British heavyweight boxer, 36, sustained minor injuries in the crash on the Ogun–Lagos state expressway.
Joshua has family roots in Sagamu, a town in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria.
A statement from the Ogun State Police Command confirmed two people died in the crash.
Nigerian authorities say Anthony Joshua has been involved in a car crash on the Ogun–Lagos state expressway.
Local media reports say two people died in the crash.
Police confirm to the BBC that Joshua had minor injuries but is “fine”.
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Joshua and other injured people have been taken to “an undisclosed hospital”.
The Telegraph reports that Joshua was in a Lexus SUV when it hit a stationary truck.
He was among four passengers in the vehicle, with his security following in a separate car.
Footage shared online has shown a topless Joshua looking dazed at the scene, while appearing in pain. Further video showed two bodies strewn across a road.
As reported by BBC News , eyewitness Adeniyi Orojo told Nigerian newspaper The Punch that a Lexus and Pajero were involved in the crash.
He shared: “Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him.
“There was also a passenger sitting beside the driver, making four occupants in the Lexus that crashed. His security detail was in the vehicle behind them before the crash.
“Other eyewitnesses and I began the rescue and flagged down oncoming vehicles to assist. A few minutes after the crash, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps arrived.”
The crash occurred around a week and a half after Joshua beat Jake Paul in a boxing match in Miami that was streamed live on Netflix.
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