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Anthony Joshua says crash that killed two friends 'still hasn't sunk in'.
Summary
Anthony Joshua told UFC fighter Kamaru Usman in a FaceTime call while he was in hospital that a late-December car crash in Nigeria that killed two close friends "still hasn't sunk in," and the driver has been charged with dangerous driving causing death and has pleaded not guilty.
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Anthony Joshua has made his first public comments since a late-December car crash in Nigeria that killed two of his close friends. The remarks were captured in a FaceTime call posted online by UFC fighter Kamaru Usman while Joshua was receiving hospital treatment. The footage appears to have been taken shortly after the collision on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. In the call, Joshua said the events "still hasn't sunk in."
Known details:
- The collision involved a Lexus SUV and a stationary truck on a major expressway in late December, and two of Joshua's companions, named in reports as Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, died.
- The FaceTime exchange with Kamaru Usman was recorded while Joshua was in hospital and has been widely shared online; Joshua expressed that the loss had not yet felt real to him.
- The vehicle's driver, Kayode Adeniyi, was charged with dangerous driving causing death and driving without a valid licence; he appeared before a magistrate and has pleaded not guilty.
- Joshua returned to the United Kingdom for the funerals and was reported to have been seen comforting relatives and his mother.
Summary:
These comments are a brief, personal account of Joshua's state as he recovers and copes with the deaths of two friends. The driver has been charged and pleaded not guilty; further legal steps are undetermined at this time.
