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Boxer Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria highway crash: media, police source

football29 December 2025 13:49| © AFP

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Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a fatal highway accident that killed two people Monday, Nigerian media reported.

Punch newspaper said the crash occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway when the car he was riding in collided with a truck.

A police source confirmed to AFP that Joshua was involved in the accident.

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