The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the driver of the Lexus SUV involved in the road accident in Ogun state that claimed the lives of two of Anthony Joshua’s friends and left the boxer injured.
In a statement seen by Dockaysworld, police public relations officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, said the driver is being held in hconnection with the case, adding that investigations are ongoing.
He wrote: “The driver of the Lexus SUV is currently in custody in connection with the Anthony Joshua accident case.
Investigations are ongoing.”
Recall that preliminary findings by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) linked the crash to excessive speed and wrongful overtaking, which caused the vehicle to lose control and ram into a stationary truck.
The accident had occurred around noon in the Sinoma area near Sagamu, Ogun State, and involved a Lexus Jeep conveying Joshua and a parked commercial truck.
Anthony Joshua was rushed to Duchess International Hospital in Lagos after the crash, while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the Livewell Hospital Morgue in Sagamu. Joshu has since been discharged from the hospital.