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Boxing superstar Anthony Joshua was in good spirits hours before a tragic accident took the lives of his two best friends.
On Monday, Joshua was the passenger of a fatal car accident in Nigeria that killed Joshua’s team members, Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif Ayodele.
“The accident happened as a result of a burst tire on AJ’s vehicle, which caused the driver to lose control and the vehicle to swerve into the stationary truck parked along the road,” Ogun State Police Commissioner Lanre Ogunlowo told ESPN.
The Ring team send their condolences to the family and friends of Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif Ayodele who were killed today in the car crash that also injured Anthony Joshua.
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While Joshua’s friends died, he and the driver were left mostly unscathed in the accident, according to local officials.“Following thorough clinical evaluations, medical professionals have confirmed that both patients [hospitalized after the accident] are stable and do not require any emergency medical intervention at this time”
🚨 BREAKING: Anthony Joshua just survived a fatal car crash that left two people dead in Nigeria
Here he is being pulled out of the back passenger seat
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Hours before the accident, Joshua posted a video of himself playing table tennis with Latif, who was killed in the crash.