The driver involved in the tragic car accident carrying former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has been officially released from medical care but is now set to face a rigorous legal inquiry.
Authorities confirmed on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, that after Anthony Joshua’s driver was discharged from the hospital, the development has shifted to an active police probe following the collision that claimed two lives on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
The accident occurred on Monday near the Sagamu interchange in Ogun State.
Anthony Joshua, who was visiting Nigeria following his recent victory over Jake Paul, was a rear-seat passenger in a Lexus SUV when the vehicle reportedly lost control and slammed into a stationary truck.
While the boxing star escaped with minor injuries and a suspected leg fracture, two of his close associates—identified as trainers Sina Ghami and Kevin Latz Ayodele—tragically died at the scene.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and local police have cited excessive speed and “wrongful overtaking” as the primary causes of the wreck.
Although Anthony Joshua’s driver was discharged from Duchess International Hospital, Lagos State, earlier this morning, he has now emerged as a central figure in the ongoing criminal investigation conducted by the Ogun State Police Command.
The driver has also given his statement, and he could be prosecuted for reckless driving.
This was made known by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin.
“Anthony Joshua’s driver has been discharged from the hospital, and he is currently giving his statement,” the spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin revealed.
Also, according to an FRSC official, the truck driver fled the scene immediately after the crash involving Joshua, and he has now been declared wanted.
The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) in Ogun State had earlier said that preliminary investigations revealed a burst tyre was responsible for the accident in which two-time heavyweight champion Joshua survived but lost two close associates.
TRACE said that the front tyre on the passenger side of the SUV Joshua was travelling in burst, causing a loss of control before the vehicle collided with a stationary truck.
TRACE spokesman Babatunde Akinbiyi told reporters, “From the preliminary investigation that was conducted, definitely there was overspeeding on the part of the SUV Anthony Joshua was travelling in. In the course of that, the front tyre on the passenger side burst.
That led to loss of control before the vehicle now swerved and rammed into the stationary truck that was parked. There was excessive speed….”
Joshua, 36, was taken to Duchess International Hospital in Lagos and is in stable condition, while two of his team members, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, were killed at the scene, Matchroom Boxing confirmed.
“With profound sadness, it has been confirmed that two close friends and team members, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, have tragically passed away,” the promoters said. Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn added, “With the heaviest of hearts. Two great men. Rest in eternal peace Sina and Latz. My thoughts and deepest prayers are with everyone.”
