Anthony Joshua involved in car crash in Nigeria, two killed

Anthony Joshua was involved in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday that resulted in two fatalities, local police have confirmed to ESPN. The boxer reportedly has suffered only minor injuries.

Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion, was travelling in the back of a vehicle on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Sagamu, Joshua’s ancestral hometown, when it was involved in a collision.

Two people were killed as a result of the crash, police said.

“The accident happened as a result of a burst tire on AJ’s vehicle, which caused the driver to lose control and the vehicle to swerve into the stationary truck parked along the road,” Ogun State Police Commissioner Lanre Ogunlowo told ESPN.

“For now, I’m aware of two fatalities and Joshua himself has been taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention. The Command will issue a press release soon.”

Information from Colin Udoh contributed to this report.