"Photos on social media show the boxer being extricated from a wrecked vehicle while he was wincing in pain. The accident occurred on a major thoroughfare linking Ogun state, a nearby city, to Lagos, the country's economic center. Anthony Joshua is in an undisclosed hospital being treated for his injuries, Lanre Ogunlowo, the commissioner of police for Ogun state, told the AP."
"Local media reports say the boxer has been transferred to a hospital. According to a statement by Olusegun Ogungbemide, spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, preliminary investigations indicate the vehicle to be travelling beyond the legally prescribed speed limit on the corridor, lost control during an overtaking manoeuvre and crashed into a stationary truck well packed by the side of the road."
"Nigeria is the homeland of Joshua's parents and where he briefly went to boarding school at the age of 11. Joshua had recently beaten YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul nine days ago in a bout in Miami, which he was using to regain sharpness in the ring ahead of an attempt to reclaim the world heavyweight title, which he lost in 2021 to Oleksandr Usyk. He has been in talks to fight fellow Briton Tyson Fury in 2026."
Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Nigeria that killed two other passengers and left him injured. Lagos state officials confirmed the crash and said ambulances were dispatched while local media reported his transfer to hospital. Preliminary Federal Road Safety Corps statements say the vehicle exceeded the speed limit, lost control during an overtaking maneuver and struck a stationary truck parked by the roadside. Photos show Joshua being extricated from a wrecked vehicle while wincing in pain. He is receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital. Joshua recently defeated Jake Paul and had been preparing to pursue regaining the world heavyweight title.
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