Anthony Joshua Injured in Nigeria Car Crash, with Two Others Dead

British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has sustained some injuries after being involved in a car crash on the Ogun–Lagos state expressway.

The 36-year-old who has family roots in Sagamu, a town in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria is receiving treatment alongside other injured victims at “an undisclosed hospital”.

A statement by the Ogun State Police Command, confirms two people died in the crash which also injured Anthony Joshua.

Eyewitness Adeniyi Orojo tells Nigerian newspaper The Punch that a Lexus and Pajero were involved in the crash.

“Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him,” he tells the newspaper.

“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.”

It comes just ten days after Anthony recorded a knockout victory over social media influencer Jake Paul in a highly publicised fight.

Source: BBC

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