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Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria car crash, with two others dead
British boxer Anthony Joshua has been injured, with two others killed, in a car crash near Lagos in Nigeria
The two dead are "male foreign nationals", the Ogun State government says
Local police tell the BBC that Joshua has been taken to hospital – they earlier said he suffered minor injuries but is "fine"
Officials suspect Joshua's vehicle crashed into a stationary lorry while overtaking at speed – Joshua was pictured in the back of his vehicle
Joshua – a two-time world heavyweight champion – has family roots in Sagamu, a town in Ogun State
One relative tells the BBC of their family's shock – saying Joshua normally visits Nigeria around the new year
British boxer Anthony Joshua injured in car crash that killed two in Nigeria
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua suffered bruises in a car crash that resulted in the deaths of two individuals on Monday, according to local police in Ogun State, Nigeria.
The incident occurred around 11 a.m. (5 a.m ET) on a busy stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, which connects Ogun to the commercial center of Lagos, police reported.
“Anthony Joshua is well and responding to treatment,†Babaseyi Boluwatife, a spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, told CNN.
Joshua, who has family ties in Ogun, sustained only “minor bruises,†but Boluwatife said two other occupants in the vehicle with him, including the driver, were killed. Those who died were foreign nationals, Ogun officials said.
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Anthony Joshua injured in deadly car crash in Nigeria
Police say two people die in a car crash in Ogun State involving the two-time former heavyweight champion.
British former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been involved in a car accident in Nigeria’s Ogun State that killed two people, local police say.
Joshua, 36, sustained minor injuries when the car he was travelling in collided with another vehicle on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday, local police said.
“The vehicle conveying Anthony Joshua, a Lexus SUV, was involved in the accident under circumstances that are currently being investigated,” police spokesperson for Ogun State, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said in a statement.
“He was seated in the rear of the vehicle, sustained minor injuries and [is] receiving medical attention.”
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