Anthony Joshua Survives Horror Collision on Lagos-Ibadan, Two Lives Lost in Makun Tragedy
The champ walked away, but two others didn’t. Just past 11 a.m., on one of Nigeria’s most notorious highways—the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway—a Lexus SUV carrying British-Nigerian heavyweight icon Anthony Joshua slammed into a stationary truck near Danco Filling Station in Makun, moments before the Sagamu Interchange on the Ibadan-bound lane.
Eyewitnesses describe chaos: shattered glass, twisted metal, crowds rushing to pull survivors from the wreckage. Joshua, seated in the back of the luxury Jeep (plate KRD 850 HN), emerged dazed and topless, grimacing in pain amid the debris.
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Minor injuries—cuts, bruises—but alive. He was quickly transferred to an undisclosed hospital for checks. Tragically, two occupants in his vehicle weren’t so fortunate. Pronounced dead at the scene. Identities withheld pending family notifications.
The convoy—Joshua‘s Lexus trailed by a Pajero SUV with his security detail—suggests he was heading out of Lagos, possibly tying up holiday visits to his ancestral roots in Sagamu.
No word yet on speed, brake failure, or the truck’s positioning, but investigations by FRSC and Ogun Police are underway. Promoter Eddie Hearn, on a family holiday, broke the silence: “Awoke to this shocking news. We’re reaching out to Anthony—he appears OK from images, but awaiting full details.”
Ogun Police Commissioner Lanre Ogunlowo confirmed: “Vehicle rammed a stationary one. Two fatalities. Joshua treated on-site, then hospital. He’s fine.”
Social media lit up instantly—#AnthonyJoshua trends worldwide, mix of relief (“Thank God the champ survived“) and grief (“RIP to the lost souls“).
Videos of Joshua being helped from the wreck racked millions of views, raw reminders of the expressway’s grim nickname: Nigeria’s killer road.
Joshua, fresh off demolishing Jake Paul in Miami just weeks ago, has deep Naija ties—family in Ogun, frequent visits, that Africa tattoo on his shoulder. Today, the motherland nearly claimed him.
Two families mourn. One fighter counts blessings. On roads that forgive no one, survival is the only knockout that matters.
