UK boxer Anthony Joshua's car accident shocks his Nigerian hometown

Описание: (31 Dec 2025)
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Samagu, Nigeria – 30 December 2025
1.Various of British boxer Anthony Joshua's family's house
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ademamola Joshua, relative of British boxer Anthony Joshua:
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“Definitely it was a shock for us, yes. He often comes home at least three to four times in a year. This wasn't his first time coming home. He comes regularly and he drives that route regularly. He was very conversant with that road. So it was a great shock for us."
3. Various of traffic
4. Mid of building with sign reading (English) “Baba D.A Joshua,” Anthony Joshua's grandfather
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ademamola Joshua, relative of British boxer Anthony Joshua:
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“The reaction was that of a great love for this man because he is a man of the people, very close to his grassroots. He is not the type that goes around with security guards when he comes around. All the people are very close with him and he is very free among the people. So it was a great shock for us."
6. Wide of traffic
7. Various of church
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Oluwatoyin Omoleye, resident of Samagu:
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“When I heard of the news of the accident of Anthony Joshua, I was so sad because he was coming home to celebrate with our people here. So when we heard about it we were so sad."
9. Wide of traffic
STORYLINE:
Residents of Anthony Joshua's hometown in Nigeria expressed shock Tuesday at the car crash that injured the British boxer and killed two others.

Ademamola Joshua, the uncle of Anthony Joshua's father, told The Associated Press that the news of the crash was "a great shock."

"All the people are very close with him (Anthony Joshua) and he is very free among the people. So it was a great shock for us," he said.

Joshua, a two-time heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold medalist, was travelling in a car that collided Monday with a stationary truck by the roadside near Lagos. Eyewitnesses say the vehicle’s tire had burst at high speed.

Two friends and teammates of Joshua's died in the crash. Joshua remains in hospital for monitoring and is in a stable condition, according to his promoter, Matchroom Boxing.

Social media videos of the crash spread around Joshua's hometown, Samagu, quickly on Monday.

Oluwatoyin Omoleye, a resident of Samagu, told The Associated Press that when he heard the news he was “so sad because Anthony was coming home to celebrate with our people here."

The high-profile accident has also prompted serious concerns about road safety on Nigerian highways, where accidents are common.

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