British former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Nigeria's Ogun State that killed two of his close friends, promoter Matchroom Boxing said on Monday. - REUTERS
00:00Eyewitness video shows boxer Anthony Joshua in what appeared to be the moment after he was involved in a deadly car accident in Nigeria on Monday.
00:10This occurred just over a week after he knocked out American social media star Jake Paul in Miami.
00:16Ogun State Police Command said Joshua, a British former heavyweight champion, was in a vehicle that collided with another car, leaving two people dead, but that the boxer sustained only minor injuries.
00:27Promoter Matchroom Boxing said the two people killed were members of Joshua's training team and his close friends.
00:34It also confirmed that the boxer was stable and had been taken to hospital for checks and treatment, though he would remain under observation.
00:42Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Corps said preliminary findings suggest the vehicle was likely speeding when it lost control during an overtaking maneuver and crashed into a stationary truck parked by the roadside along the Lagos-Evadan Expressway.
00:56Two of the five men involved in the accident walked away unhurt.
01:00Authorities did not say who was driving the car carrying Joshua.
01:04Joshua is expected to fight longtime rival and fellow British boxer Tyson Fury in 2026.
01:11Joshua is expected to fightónaming.
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01:27Joshua is expected to fight for kickoff by who was the vehicle who was driving expert inOhs-Evadan Expressway.
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