Dec. 29 (UPI) — Anthony Joshua, a British heavyweight boxing champion, sustained injuries Monday in a car crash that killed two others in Nigeria, local authorities said.
Babaseyi Boluwatife, an Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, told CNN that Joshua incurred “minor bruises” in the crash around 11 a.m. (5 a.m. EST) on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The highway connects Ogun State to the city of Lagos.
Nigerian media outlet Punch Newspapers reported the vehicle Joshua was in collided with a truck.
“The vehicle conveying Anthony Joshua, a Lexus SUV, was involved in the accident under circumstances that are currently being investigated,” Oluseyi Babaseyi, a spokesperson for Lagos police, told CBS News.
“He was seated in the rear of the vehicle, sustained minor injuries and (is) receiving medical attention.”
Boluwatife said two other occupants in the same vehicle as Joshua — both foreign nationals — died, including the driver.
Joshua, who was born to Nigerian parents, frequently visits the West African nation.
Joshua is a former two-time heavyweight boxing champion and most recently garnered attention for knocking out YouTube personality Jake Paul in a bout in Miami earlier this month.
