Anthony Joshua was traveling with Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele on a busy highway connecting Lagos and Ibadan in South West Nigeria on Monday when their SUV crashed into a stationary truck. (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been released from hospital, state officials said on Wednesday, days after a car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends.Joshua was traveling on Monday with Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele on a busy highway connecting Lagos and Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria when their SUV crashed into a stationary truck.
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The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) in Ogun State, where the accident occurred, said preliminary investigations showed that the vehicle suffered a flat tire before hitting the truck.In a joint statement issued late on Wednesday, the Lagos State Government Spokesman, Gbenga Omotoso, and his Ogun State counterpart, Kayode Akinmade, confirmed Joshua’s release.“Anthony Joshua was released from hospital late this afternoon. Although heartbroken and emotional over the loss of his two close friends, he has been deemed clinically fit to recover at home,” the statement read.Since Monday’s crash, the former heavyweight champion’s treatment has been overseen by the governments of both states.After leaving the hospital, Joshua visited the funeral home where the bodies of his friends were being prepared for repatriation.
