ABEOKUTA – Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been hospitalised following a road accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the Makun area of Ogun State.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Babaseyi Oluseyi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, saying Joshua and other injured individuals were rushed to an undisclosed hospital.
According to eyewitnesses, the crash occurred shortly after 11 am near the Danco Filling Station, ahead of the Sagamu Interchange on the Ibadan-bound axis. A Lexus SUV carrying Joshua, with registration number KRD 850 HN, collided with a stationary truck.
An eyewitness, Adeniyi Orojo, stated, “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. Other eyewitnesses and I began the rescue and flagged down oncoming vehicles for help.”
‘Minutes after the crash, FRSC officials arrived. The passenger beside the driver and the person beside Joshua died on the spot.”
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.”
