Boxing superstar Anthony Joshua hurt in fatal car accident in Nigeria

[p]The British two-time heavyweight champion, 36, is said to have sustained minor injuries as a passenger in the vehicle.[/p][p]Two people were killed in the accident, which occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in south-west Nigeria.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joshua-anthony/WnlqLAvo/"]Joshua[/a] was among four people travelling in a Lexus SUV when it reportedly collided with a stationary truck near a petrol station.[/p][p][b]Footage on social media appeared to show Joshua inside the back of the damaged vehicle and wincing in pain.[/b][/p][p]He has since been taken to hospital for treatment, according to local state police.[/p][p]Further video clips showed two bodies strewn across the road following the wreck.[/p][embed guid="d78023af-1210-4c03-a775-4e9128d31304" url="https://x.com/DAMIADENUGA/status/2005628021055856725" social-type="twitter" /][p]An eyewitness at the scene told Punch newspaper: [b]"It was a two-vehicle convoy: a Lexus SUV and a Pajero SUV. Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him.[/b][/p][p][b]"There was also a passenger sitting beside the driver, making four occupants in the Lexus that crashed. His security detail was in the vehicle behind them before the crash.[/b][/p][p]"Other eyewitnesses and I began the rescue and flagged down oncoming vehicles to assist. A few minutes after the crash, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps arrived."[/p][p]The incident comes days after Joshua knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paul-jake/6XLCxtih/"]Jake Paul[/a] in six rounds in Miami, Florida.[/p][embed guid="b1c02b9d-e633-40c5-b721-3c9c1df2c44e" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od62xhDwAL0" social-type="youtube" /]