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Joshua posts update for first time since car crash

Joshua posts update for first time since car crash

Summary

British boxer Anthony Joshua posted on social media for the first time since being involved in a car accident in Nigeria, where two of his close friends died. Joshua, who sustained injuries in the crash, was discharged from the hospital and has returned to the UK. A court charged the driver involved in the accident with causing death by dangerous driving.

Key Facts

  • Anthony Joshua was involved in a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his friends.
  • The crash occurred when the Lexus SUV he was in hit a stationary truck near Lagos.
  • Joshua's friends, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, died in the crash.
  • Joshua, the British boxer, was injured, hospitalized, and then discharged.
  • He returned to the UK after the incident and posted on Instagram with a tribute to his friends.
  • The driver, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, faces charges of causing death by dangerous driving.
  • The driver's case is scheduled to continue on 20 January.
  • Joshua was visiting Nigeria for a family visit during the New Year celebrations.

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