World-renowned boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident today in Makun, Ogun State.
Eyewitnesses said the crash occurred shortly after 11 a.m. along a busy stretch of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, just before Danco Filling Station near the Sagamu Interchange inward Ibadan.
The vehicle conveying Joshua, a Lexus SUV with registration number KRD 850 HN, reportedly collided with a stationary truck under circumstances that are still being investigated.
An eyewitness who participated in the rescue effort said Joshua sustained minor injuries, while two people reportedly died on the spot.
“Other eyewitnesses and I began the rescue and flagged down oncoming vehicles for help. Minutes after the crash, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps arrived. The passenger beside the driver and the person seated beside Joshua died on the spot,” he said.
“It was a two-vehicle convoy consisting of a Lexus SUV and a Pajero SUV. Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him. A passenger sat beside the driver, making four occupants in the Lexus that crashed. His security detail followed in the vehicle behind.”
Efforts to reach the TRACE Commandant, Akinbiyi Babatunde on further updates about the crash were futile as calls placed to his line did not go through.
Fans have flooded social media with messages of concern as local authorities continue to investigate the cause of the crash.
Meawhile, in a statement on Monday, Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer Babaseyi Oluseyi confirmed that Joshua and other injured persons were involved in a car accident and rushed to an undisclosed hospital.
He said: “The Ogun State Police Command confirms a road accident today in front of Sinoma, before Danco, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. Anthony Joshua and other injured persons have been rushed to the hospital.
“Further updates will be communicated.”
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