Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was hospitalised Monday following a road accident in the Makun area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State.
The incident, confirmed by Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer Babaseyi Oluseyi, occurred shortly after 11 a.m., just before the Danco Filling Station on the Ibadan-bound axis.
According to eyewitness Adeniyi Orojo, the Lexus SUV carrying Joshua, number plate KRD 850 HN, collided with a stationary truck. Joshua sustained minor injuries, but two other occupants died at the scene.
“It was a two-vehicle convoy: 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,” said Orojo.
Oluseyi added, “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.”