Nigerian-British boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident on Monday along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Two people died in the crash.
Reports say the vehicle carrying Joshua, a Lexus jeep with registration number KRD 850 HN, crashed into a stationary truck on the road.
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The Ogun State spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Afolabi Odunsi, confirmed the accident in a phone interview with Daily Trust.
Odunsi said five people were involved in the accident. Two of them died, but Anthony Joshua survived.
“It is true, but Joshua is alive. About five people were involved and two died,” he said, adding that an official statement would be released later.
Anthony Joshua is from Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.