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
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.
Anthony Joshua is expected to 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.
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.
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.
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.
'Joshua was seated behind the driver, with another person beside him. 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.
'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.'