The driver of vehicle involved in the car that injured Anthony Joshua and killed two of the boxer’s best friends could face prosecution for reckless driving.
Police have reportedly received a statement from the local driver, who had been hired for the trip, after he was discharged from hospital.
‘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 Nigerian newspaper The Guardian.
The outlet reported that the driver of the truck also involved in the crash has been declared wanted, after they reportedly fled from the scene immediately after.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joshua is seeing in the New Year in Nigeria‘s best hospital, accompanied by his parents.
Joshua’s long-time friends Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif Ayodele were killed in the crash after the car ploughed into a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Makun, Nigeria.
Joshua was in a horrific car crash that killed two of his best friends in Nigeria on Monday
Joshua pictured with friends Latif Ayodele (centre) and Sina Ghami who both died in the crash
Babatunde Akinbiyi, a spokesperson for Ogun State’s Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, confirmed a preliminary investigation into the crash has been conducted.
The investigation has reportedly concluded that the car had been ‘speeding’, with the front tyre on the passenger side then bursting, causing the driver to lose control.
‘From the preliminary investigation that was conducted, definitely there was overspeeding on the part of the SUV Anthony Joshua was travelling in,’ Akinbiyi told reporters.
‘In the course of that, the front tyre on the passenger side burst.
‘That led to loss of control before the vehicle now swerved and rammed into the stationary truck that was parked. There was excessive speed.’
