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Nigeria police detain driver in fatal Joshua car crash

  • AFP reported the driver was discharged from hospital on Friday morning and then taken into police custody, Ogun state police spokesman Oluseyi Babaseyi told AFP.
  • Preliminary probes by TRACE and police found excessive speed and a burst tyre before the Lexus SUV rammed a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday.
  • Two of Anthony Joshua's closest friends, Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele, died at the scene while Joshua and the car's driver sustained minor injuries and Joshua suffered no fractures.
  • The truck involved has been seized at the Sagamu FRSC office, police seek the driver of the stationary truck, who reportedly fled, and local media say the car's driver could face reckless-driving charges.
  • A viral video and a government source suggest the victims' remains may already have been repatriated to the United Kingdom after Joshua and his mother paid respects at the funeral home on Wednesday, hours after the crash, which occurred less than six hours after his arrival in Nigeria.
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Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, whom we recently saw in his fight with Jake Paul again hoarding headlines, but this time not for a knockout in the ring. The 36-year-old boxer survived a heavy car accident in Nigeria, which occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan highway, where his vehicle was completely wrecked. Although Joshua only presented some blows and was taken to the hospital, the crash left a tragic balance: Latz and Sina lost the…

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