World-famous boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident on Monday in Makun, Ogun State.
Eyewitnesses said the crash occurred shortly after 11am along a busy section of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
The vehicle conveying Joshua, a Lexus SUV with registration number KRD 850 HN, reportedly rammed into a stationary truck under circumstances that are still being investigated.
A witness who was part of the rescue effort explained that Joshua sustained minor injuries, while two people were confirmed dead at the scene.
According to Adeniyi Orojo, the accident happened just before Danco Filling Station in Makun, before the Sagamu Interchange, inward the Ibadan axis of the road.
He stated that two people died instantly.
“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 Joshua died on the spot,” he said.
Supporters have taken to social media to express concern over the incident, while authorities continue investigations to determine the cause of the crash.
Efforts to contact the TRACE Commandant, Akinbiyi Babatunde, for further details were unsuccessful as calls to his line did not connect.
More updates on Joshua’s condition are expected soon.
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