British Heavyweight Boxer Anthony Joshua Injured In Nigeria Car Crash That Kills Two

Anthony Joshua was involved in a serious car crash on “one of Nigeria's deadliest roads” that killed two people on Monday, according to The Sun. The 36-year-old boxer, who was riding behind the driver’s seat in a Lexus, has been hospitalised with minor injuries.

The deadly accident occurred when the speeding car he was in lost control “during an overtaking maneuver,” the Federal Road Safety Corps of Nigeria said in a series of X posts. “The primary causes of the crash being excessive speed and wrongful overtaking constitute serious traffic violations and remain among the leading causes of fatal road crashes on Nigerian highways.”

Joshua, who was seated in the back of the vehicle, is safe, but those in the passenger seat and the seat behind it “died on the spot” after the vehicle crashed into a stationary truck, according to Punch, a Nigerian outlet citing an eyewitness report. Ogun State Police Commissioner Lanre Ogunlowo told ESPN that the driver lost control when a tyre burst along the highway.