{"id":46182,"date":"2025-12-29T16:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=46182"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:21:17","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignanthony-joshua-survives-nigeria-road-accident-that-claims-two-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/29\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignanthony-joshua-survives-nigeria-road-accident-that-claims-two-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua survives Nigeria road accident that claims two lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_188270\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-188270\" class=\"wp-image-188270 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anthony-Joshua-survives-Nigeria-road-accident-that-claims-two-lives.jpg?resize=600%2C351&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anthony-Joshua-survives-Nigeria-road-accident-that-claims-two-lives.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Anthony-Joshua-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-188270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Joshua escapes death on Nigeria road<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Global boxing star Anthony Joshua was involved in a serious road accident on Monday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The crash reportedly occurred on the Ogun State axis of the expressway, near the Sagamu Interchange.<\/p>\n<p>Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho, confirmed the incident, stating that it happened around the Shagamu Exchange area and that emergency services were immediately dispatched to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lagos State Government has sent an ambulance to the accident scene,\u201d Omotosho said.<\/p>\n<p>Images circulating from the site show Joshua shirtless and visibly shaken but alive, standing amid the wreckage as onlookers gathered around him.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the severity of the crash, the former heavyweight champion is said to have escaped without major injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the fatalities, Ogun State Police Command spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi revealed that two individuals lost their lives in the accident, while Joshua sustained only minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo people are confirmed dead from the accident, and Joshua only suffered minor injuries,\u201d Babaseyi said, adding that further details would be made public in due course.<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary reports indicate that the crash involved a Lexus SUV, bearing registration number KRD 850 HN, which collided with a stationary truck along the Ibadan-bound lane.<\/p>\n<p>An eyewitness claimed the accident occurred at about 11 a.m., just before the Danco Filling Station in Makun, close to the Sagamu Interchange.<\/p>\n<p>The incident comes just days after Joshua\u2019s high-profile knockout win against Jake Paul in an exhibition heavyweight bout held in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>The boxing icon has reportedly been in Nigeria on a yuletide holiday since the fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just look at the terrible state of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>After a major accident reportedly involving Anthony Joshua, where two lives were lost, there was no visible emergency response; no ambulance, no proper medical care. Instead, he was made to sit upright in the front of a police van\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xZ5IEP9hF6\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/xZ5IEP9hF6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Esen (@SemiNigerian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SemiNigerian\/status\/2005627126557311168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Anthony #Joshua #survives #Nigeria #road #accident #claims #lives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Anthony Joshua escapes death on Nigeria road Global boxing star Anthony Joshua was involved in a serious road accident&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46184,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46182\/revisions\/46184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}