World-renowned boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident on Monday in Makun, Ogun State.
Eyewitnesses report that the incident occurred along a busy highway of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway around past 11am in the morning .
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.
Eyewitness reports say the boxer sustained minor injuries, adding 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.
An eyewitness gave an account of the accident.
“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,” he said.
The Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the incident.
Fans have flooded social media with messages of concern, while local authorities continue to investigate the cause of the crash.
