Anthony Joshua, the former world heavyweight champion boxer, is in a stable condition after being involved in a car crash in Nigeria which left two people dead.
British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been injured in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two other passengers, police have confirmed.
The crash happened on Monday morning on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which links Ogun state to economic capital Lagos in south-west Nigeria.
Lagos and Ogun state governments have issued a joint statement making clear two people died at the scene, while Joshua and another injured passenger were taken to hospital but “did not require any emergency medical intervention”.
Police confirmed the 36-year-old boxer sustained minor injuries and is in a stable condition. Joshua, who has family roots in Sagamu, Ogun State, was reportedly travelling as a passenger in a Lexus SUV at the time of the collision.
Ogun state government say preliminary reports indicate that two male foreign nationals died on the spot.
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