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The driver successful nan clang that injured boxer Anthony Joshua and killed 2 of his friends was charged pinch vulnerable and reckless driving, constabulary spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi said successful a connection Friday.
The conveyance carrying Joshua, Sina Ghami and Latif "Latz" Ayodele deed a stationary motortruck connected nan Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which links Ogun State to Lagos.
The suspect was charged pinch 4 counts, including vulnerable driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without owed care, and driving without a valid nationalist driver’s license.
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Anthony Joshua successful nan ringing during Netflix Ads Sponsors astatine "Jake vs Joshua" astatine Kaseya Arena connected Dec. 19, 2025 successful Miami Beach, Florida. (John Parra/Getty Images for Netflix)
Joshua, a three-time heavyweight champion, was released from nan infirmary Wednesday aft sustaining insignificant injuries successful nan crash that raised questions astir roadworthy information successful Nigeria. The boxer was discharged aft being deemed clinically fresh to retrieve astatine home, authorities said.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu wrote connected X that he had sent his condolences to Joshua for nan nonaccomplishment of his friends.
"I person spoken pinch AJ to personally convey my condolences complete nan passing of his 2 adjacent associates, Kevin Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami successful nan caller accident," he wrote successful a post. "I wished him a afloat and speedy recovery, and prayed pinch him. AJ assured maine he is receiving nan champion imaginable care.
"I besides said pinch his mother and prayed for her. She was profoundly appreciative of nan call."
Joshua was considered "stable" aft nan crash, according to Nigerian officials. He suffered insignificant injuries and was different "fine."
British boxer Anthony Joshua gets into an emergency responders' conveyance aft being progressive successful a car crash, successful which he sustained insignificant injuries and was taken to nan hospital, according to police, successful Ogun State, Nigeria Dec. 29, 2025 successful this surface drawback obtained from societal media video. (Sodiq Ayo via REUTERS)
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Photos showed Joshua bruised and being extricated from nan conveyance he was riding in.
"The conveyance conveying Mr. Joshua, a Lexus SUV, was progressive successful nan mishap nether circumstances that are presently being investigated. Joshua, seated successful nan rear of nan vehicle, sustained insignificant injuries and is receiving aesculapian attraction pinch different injured person," Ogun State Police said successful an earlier statement.
A preliminary investigation wished that nan conveyance was "traveling beyond nan legally prescribed velocity limit connected nan corridor, mislaid power during an overtaking maneuver, and collapsed into a stationary truck" by nan broadside of nan road, according to Federal Road Safety Corps spokesperson Olusegun Ogungbemide.
Joshua precocious faced Jake Paul successful a boxing match, knocking him out. Paul said he was praying for Joshua.
"Life is overmuch much important than boxing. I americium praying for nan mislaid lives, AJ and anyone impacted by today’s unfortunate accident," he wrote connected X.
Joshua is nan boy of British Nigerian parents. He spent clip astatine a Nigerian boarding schoolhouse erstwhile he was younger but returned to Britain aft his parents divorced.
Anthony Joshua during his conflict against Jake Paul connected Dec. 19, 2025. (REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo)
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Joshua is simply a three-time heavyweight champion. He’s held nan WBA Super Heavyweight Championship, IBF Heavyweight Championship and WBO Heavyweight Championship. He mislaid his titles against Oleksandr Usyk back successful September 2021.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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