The 5 Words Anthony Joshua Immediately Cried Out After Car Crash
· YEN.com.gh News · Join- The five chilling words Anthony Joshua reportedly cried out after the horror car crash have now emerged
- The accident, which occcurred days before the New Year, resulted in the deaths of two men close to the boxer, Latif Ayodele and Sani Ghami
- Meanwhile, investigations suggest the British boxer’s vehicle may have suffered a tyre burst before crashing into a stationary truck
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Former two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua is continuing his recovery in a Nigerian hospital after being involved in a devastating road crash that claimed the lives of two people close to him.
Joshua’s long-time friends, Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif Ayodele, were killed when the black Lexus SUV they were travelling in collided with a stationary truck on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Makun, Nigeria, on Monday.
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Footage circulating on social media showed the British boxer being helped from the wreckage before he was rushed to Duchess International Hospital in Lagos for treatment. Joshua is understood to have sustained minor injuries and remains in a stable condition.
The tragedy has cast serious doubt over any immediate plans for a long-mooted showdown between Joshua and fellow Briton Tyson Fury, as the boxer focuses on his recovery and comes to terms with the loss of his friends. Ghami and Ayodele were seated on the opposite side of the vehicle to Joshua and the driver when the collision occurred.
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What Anthony Joshua said after car crash
Despite Joshua's feelings of pain following Monday's crash, the boxer remains in a stable condition.
Joshua was heard to cry out 'I feel pain all over' once freed from the wreckage, raising initial concerns about the severity of his injuries.
Investigators have since revealed that the vehicle suffered a tyre blowout.
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Babatunde Akinbiyi, Police Commander of Nigeria’s Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the Lexus experienced a tyre burst caused by excessive speed on one of the country’s most dangerous highways.
The crash occurred just days after Joshua’s victory over Jake Paul in Miami, Florida, where the British heavyweight sealed the win with a thunderous right hand in the sixth round.
Meanwhile, authorities confirmed that the local chauffeur hired for the journey has been discharged from the hospital and is now cooperating with investigators.
The Nigerian Police Force revealed that the driver has provided a formal account of what happened on the day of the collision.
"Anthony Joshua's driver has been discharged from the hospital, and he is currently giving his statement," a spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, told the Daily Mail.
Under Nigerian law, reckless or dangerous driving carries serious consequences.
Offenders may be fined about ₦50,000, receive heavy penalty points on their licence, risk suspension or revocation, and in severe cases face imprisonment.
Joshua has since been released from Duchess International Hospital following treatment.
An eyewitness described the crash scene as resembling a horror film, underlining the severity of the incident that shattered what should have been a celebratory period for the former heavyweight champion.
Woman who witnessed accident opens up
In a related report, YEN.com.gh shared the story of a Nigerian woman who was at the scene of Anthony Joshua’s accident.
She said her husband’s car had a flat tyre, and they stopped to fix it just before the crash happened. She described the impact as sudden and frightening.
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