British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua was hospitalized Monday after an auto crash that killed two others on considered one of Nigeria’s busiest highways.
Police are investigating, native police commissioner Lanre Ogunlowo informed BBC Information. Officers had mentioned earlier that Joshua’s accidents had been comparatively minor and that he can be OK.
“I can verify to you that an accident occurred and the sufferer has been taken to the hospital,” Ogunlowo mentioned.
The crash occurred at about 11 a.m. native time on the Lagos-Ibadan freeway in Makun, Ogun State, in keeping with Newsweek. Native media reported that Joshua was within the backseat of a automobile that smashed right into a truck stopped within the street. Social media was peppered with images presupposed to be of a shirtless Joshua sitting within the automobile amid shattered glass.
The Nigerian-born Joshua is a former world champion and Olympic gold medalist who triumphed over YouTube influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a knockout exhibition combat 10 days in the past.
With Information Wire Companies
