BRITISH-NIGERIAN former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was
involved in a car accident in Ogun State that killed two people, the police have confirmed.
Joshua, 36, sustained minor injuries when his car collided with another vehicle on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun State Police Command said today.
They are investigating the cause of the accident.
Joshua could not immediately be reached for comment.
An eye witness told The Punch that Joshua was travelling in a Lexus that collided with a stationary vehicle.
“Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him,” he told 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.”
He added: “The passenger beside the driver and the person beside Joshua died on the spot.”
The two-time unified world champion had been spending time in Nigeria following his fight with YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul on December 19, which Joshua won by sixth-round knockout.