Anthony Joshua has been injured in a car crash in Nigeria which killed two people, based on stories.
The heavyweight boxer, 36, was concerned in the incident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday, Punch newspaper stories.
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An eyewitness instructed Punch: “It was a two-vehicle convoy: a Lexus SUV and a Pajero SUV. Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him.
“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.
“Other eyewitnesses and I began the rescue and flagged down oncoming vehicles to assist. A few minutes after the crash, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps arrived.”
The Independent has contacted Joshua’s representatives for remark.
Video footage of the incident reveals Joshua sitting in the car, which appeared to have sustained heavy harm in the incident. He is then helped out from it,
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The BBC has reported that two folks died in the crash which additionally injured Joshua. It mentioned it has been instructed by Ogun State Police Command that Joshua and different injured folks have been taken to “an undisclosed hospital”.
It added that police mentioned Joshua sustained minor accidents however is “fine”.
The crash comes days after Joshua knocked out Youtuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a struggle in Miami.
The British boxer beat Paul in six rounds in his first struggle since a defeat to Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
He known as out Tyson Fury after the victory on 20 December, with stories suggesting the two are near agreeing a long-awaited struggle in Saudi Arabia in 2026.
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