Anthony Joshua world-renowned boxer was on Monday involved in a road accident in Ogun State.
Eyewitnesses report that the incident occurred at Makun on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway at about 11.00 a.m.
The vehicle carrying Joshua, a Lexus Jeep with the number plate, KRD 850 HN, reportedly collided with a stationary truck under circumstances that are still being investigated.
An eyewitness said that Joshua sustained minor injuries, saying that two people died on the spot.
The accident happened just before Danco Filling Station in Makun, before Sagamu Interchange inward Ibadan axis of the road.
“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 passenger beside the driver and the person beside Joshua died on the spot,” the source said.
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.
The spokesperson for Police Command in Ogun State, Oluseyi Babaseyi, said in a phone call that “I’ve seen the videos too, but I will get back to you on it,”
