Videos have surfaced online showing the moment Nigerian-born British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua was rescued following a serious accident along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
Tori News reports that the police have confirmed that two people lost their lives in the accident while Joshua sustained injuries.
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command, has identified over-speeding and wrongful overtaking as the cause of the crash.
Anthony Joshua has family roots in Sagamu, Ogun State, where he occasionally spends his holidays.
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Just look at the terrible state of Nigeria.
After a major accident reportedly involving Anthony Joshua, where two lives were lost, there was no visible emergency response; no ambulance, no proper medical care. Instead, he was made to sit upright in the front of a police van… pic.twitter.com/xZ5IEP9hF6
— Esen (@SemiNigerian) December 29, 2025
Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident today that resulted in the d3@ths of two people😳😳💔 pic.twitter.com/Nig0d7ThqM
— Dami’ Adenuga (@DAMIADENUGA) December 29, 2025
Boys rescuing Anthony Joshua from this auto-crash in Nigeria.
He ain’t dying anytime soon. 🙏pic.twitter.com/iTQXcUIVEI
— Morris Monye (@Morris_Monye) December 29, 2025