Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nIn a statement on social media, Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu identified the deceased.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have spoken with AJ to personally convey my condolences over the passing of his two close associates, Kevin Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami in the recent accident. I wished him a full and speedy recovery, and prayed with him. AJ assured me he is receiving the best possible care,\u201d his statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI also spoke with his mother and prayed for her. She was deeply appreciative of the call.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernor Dapo Abiodun, who was at the hospital with them, assured me he will do everything possible to ensure AJ receives the best attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cMay God strengthen the families and grant repose to the souls of the departed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anthony Joshua with Kevin Latif Ayodele (L) and Sina Ghami (R).Source: Supplied<\/p>\n
Ayodele, known as \u2018Latz\u2019, was Joshua\u2019s personal trainer, while Ghami was his strength and conditioning coach. Both were close friends. <\/p>\n
Joshua\u2019s promoter Matchroom Boxing also made a statement identifying the victims.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith profound sadness it has been confirmed that two close friends and team members Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele have tragically passed away,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatchroom Boxing and 258 BXG can confirm that Anthony sustained injuries in the accident and was taken to hospital for checks and treatment. He is in a stable condition and will remain there for observation.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur deepest condolences and prayers are with the families and friends of all those affected.\u201d<\/p>\n
The circumstances around the wreck are \u201ccurrently being investigated,\u201d said police in Ogun state, just north of Nigeria\u2019s economic capital Lagos, which throngs with visitors from across the country and diaspora each December.<\/p>\n
Joshua\u2019s promoter Eddie Hearn, of Matchroom, told Daily Mail Sport he was on a family holiday and \u201cawoke to the news of this incident\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are trying to contact Anthony and in the meantime we don\u2019t want to speculate on how he is but thankfully he appears OK from what I have seen in the images,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Police said the wreck, in which two people in Joshua\u2019s car were killed, occurred around 11am, in the town of Makun.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness told Nigerian media outlet Punch that two vehicles from Joshua\u2019s entourage were travelling together, with the boxer\u2019s security team in the car behind before the crash.<\/p>\n
According to the report, a person in the passenger seat and the person seated next to Joshua \u2014 who was said to be sitting behind the driver \u2014 were killed instantly.<\/p>\n
Nigeria\u2019s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said in a statement that the Lexus Joshua was riding in \u201cwas suspected to be travelling beyond the legally prescribed speed limit on the corridor, lost control during an overtaking manoeuvre and crashed into a stationary truck… by the side of the road\u201d.<\/p>\n
However, a witness who gave his name as Kunle told AFP: \u201cThe truck was not stationary when the accident happened.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cPeople rushed to help without even knowing those inside the car,\u201d the 27-year-old said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was when we got there we realised it was Anthony Joshua that\u2019s inside.\u201d <\/p>\n
The FRSC said that Joshua\u2019s car was towed to the police station in nearby Sagamu. Joshua\u2019s family hails from the southwest Nigerian city and he is known to visit there when he\u2019s in the country.<\/p>\n
Anthony Joshua is pulled out of a car crash in Nigeria.Source: Twitter<\/p>\n
A joint statement from the Ogun and Lagos State governments confirmed that Joshua and another man were taken to hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnthony Joshua and another passenger were immediately evacuated to a specialised medical facility in Lagos,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing comprehensive clinical assessments, doctors have confirmed that both patients are stable and do not require any emergency medical intervention at this time.<\/p>\n
\u201cA full medical team has been assembled and will continue to monitor them closely. Anthony Joshua is conscious and has been in communication with his family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Governments of Ogun and Lagos States are closely monitoring the situation and will ensure that the affected persons receive the best possible medical care.<\/p>\n
\u201cInvestigations into the circumstances surrounding the accident have also commenced.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anthony Joshua was a passenger in a car crash that killed two people.Source: Twitter<\/p>\n
Photos released by the FRSC showed a totalled black SUV, and what appeared to be blood on the road.<\/p>\n
An AFP reporter on the scene Monday evening saw the 18-wheeler truck that Joshua\u2019s car was said to have hit being towed off the highway.<\/p>\n
Police said two people \u201clost their lives at the scene\u201d.<\/p>\n
Shattered glass is seen at the accident site.Source: Getty ImagesA trucks is towed from the accident site.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
The names of the victims have not been released but a spokesman for the Ogun state governor said preliminary reports indicated they were \u201ctwo male foreign nationals\u201d.<\/p>\n
It has been reported that both men were friends of Joshua.<\/p>\n
Sharing a photo of himself with Joshua on social media, President Bola Tinubu wrote earlier: \u201cAs a sportsman, you have always shown courage, discipline, and unwavering love for our country.\u201d <\/p>\n
British boxer Anthony Joshua celebrates after defeating Jake Paul.Source: AFP<\/p>\n
Earlier this month Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a Netflix-backed bout in Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cLife is much more important than boxing. I am praying for the lost lives, AJ and anyone impacted by today\u2019s unfortunate accident,\u201d Paul said Monday on X.<\/p>\n
The former Olympic champion Joshua has since been linked with a fight against compatriot and fellow former world champion Tyson Fury, which could happen next year.<\/p>\n
Joshua\u2019s last fight prior to the match with Paul was a fifth-round knockout loss to fellow Briton Daniel Dubois in September last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former boxing heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has been injured in a car crash in Nigeria that killed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[6074,2620,2095,64,63,123427,802,91240,204160,204156,9915,162630,204153,204148,204163,204155,2755,204162,9225,204149,5140,204154,24605,204150,204161,2041,2067,204159,204151,80305,204152,85,204158,8691,204157,2614,67624,2753,20679],"class_list":["post-379092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-africa","tag-agence-france-presse","tag-america","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bola-tinubu","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-superstar","tag-british-boxer","tag-british-national","tag-eddie-hearn","tag-family-holiday","tag-fatal-accident","tag-fatal-car","tag-fatal-car-accident","tag-fatal-car-crash","tag-florida","tag-horrific-car","tag-jake-paul","tag-kunle","tag-miami","tag-minor-injuries","tag-nigeria","tag-nigerian-heritage","tag-nigerian-police","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-ogun","tag-overtaking-manoeuvre","tag-police-station","tag-southwest-nigerian-city","tag-sports","tag-state-governor","tag-tyson-fury","tag-unfortunate-accident","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-western-africa-sub-saharan-africa","tag-world-champion","tag-world-heavyweight-champion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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