Ogun state government says Anthony Joshua is now stable and conscious after sustaining injuries from a car accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Joshua was involved in a motor crash that claimed two lives
on Monday.
The accident happened around 12 noon when the Lexus jeep
Joshua was in crashed into a stationary truck near the Sinoma area on the
Sagamu axis of the road.
Joshua survived the incident with minor injuries and was
rushed to the hospital.
In a joint statement with the Lagos state government, Kayode
Akinmade, media aide to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, revealed that the
former heavyweight boxing champion and another passenger from the wrecked jeep
were taken to a specialised medical facility in Lagos after the accident.
He added that Joshua is conscious and “has been in
communication with his family”.
Akinmade said “comprehensive clinical assessments” confirmed
that the boxer does not require emergency medical intervention at present.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said Joshua’s jeep’s
excessive speed and wrongful overtaking caused the crash.
Earlier, the Ogun government also confirmed that the two
people who died from the accident are foreign nationals.
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