Renowned British-born Nigerian heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has been involved in a car crash in Nigeria.
The auto mishap happened on Monday in the Makun area of Ogun State, in the South-Western part of the country.
The vehicle transporting Joshua, a Lexus Jeep with the number plate, KRD 850 HN, reportedly rammed into a parked truck laden with agricultural produce along the busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway under circumstances that authorities are now investigating.
Joshua reportedly sustained minor injuries while two people in his two-car convoy died on the spot in the mishap, which happened just before the Danco Filling Station in Makun, before Sagamu Interchange inward Ibadan axis of the road.
The deceased, the driver and one other passenger, were in the Lexus SUV with Joshua. His security detail was said to be in the second vehicle which was trailing them before the accident.
Fans have flooded social media with messages of concern, while local authorities continue to investigate the cause of the crash.
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