Anthony Joshua to spend New Year's Eve in luxury Nigerian hospital recovering from crash that killed his two friends - as police say tyre blowout caused high-speed wreck
The two-time heavyweight world champion was a passenger in a black Lexus when it ploughed into a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Makun, Nigeria.
Anthony Joshua cried out 'I feel pain all over' after the high-speed car crash that left his two friends dead.
The two-time heavyweight world champion was a passenger in a black Lexus when it ploughed into a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Makun, Nigeria.
The deaths of two of his long-term friends - Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif Ayodele - were confirmed on Monday night, while the vehicle's other two passengers miraculously escaped with their lives.
Sources close to Joshua now say he is set to remain in hospital for New Year's Eve and at least a couple more days. Insiders have also described his cries of pain as he was extracted from the car's wreckage.
Footage taken at the roadside had showed the boxer grimacing in agony before being moved into a police cruiser.
After the fatal road collision, Joshua was rushed to the Duchess International Hospital in Lagos, which has been rated the best private hospital in Nigeria for the past two years.
Local police told Daily Mail Sport that Joshua is 'stable' and suffered only 'minor' injuries, although there are fears they could be more severe than publicised.
Sources now say that Joshua is set to remain in hospital for at least a couple more days while he continues to recuperate.
Footage taken at the roadside showed the former world champion boxer grimacing in agony
Anthony Joshua will spend New Year's Eve at one of Nigeria's best hospitals as he continues to recover from a car crash that killed two of his friends (pictured above after the road incident)
Joshua is being treated at the Duchess International Hospital (pictured above) in Nigeria
The Duchess, named as Nigeria's best private hospital, says it offers patients one-to-one care for 24-hours a day and has ensuite bathrooms
Police investigators have confirmed the car crash was caused by a tyre blowout after Joshua's Lexus 'lost control'.
According to The Telegraph, traffic police believe the car was travelling over the 50mph speed limit and lost control during 'an overtaking manoeuvre' on what locals have claimed is one of Nigeria's deadliest roads.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Police Commander of Nigeria's Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (Trace), reported that the vehicle had 'experienced a tyre burst because of excessive speed'.
An eyewitness has also told Punch newspaper: 'It was a two-vehicle convoy: a Lexus SUV and a Pajero SUV.