Nigeria police charge Joshua driver with dangerous driving over fatal crash

Crash kills 2 men and injures British boxer Anthony Joshua successful Nigeria.

The operator of a car carrying British boxer Anthony Joshua that was progressive successful a fatal clang successful Nigeria has been charged with reckless and unsafe driving, constabulary successful southwestern Nigeria’s Ogun State say.

Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was driving the boxer and 2 of his friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami, connected a engaged road linking Lagos and Ibadan connected Monday erstwhile the Lexus SUV successful which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck.

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“The suspect was granted bail successful the sum of 5 cardinal naira ($3,480) with 2 sureties. He was remanded pending erstwhile helium meets his bail condition,” constabulary spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi told the AFP quality bureau connected Friday.

Kayode has been held successful constabulary custody since helium was discharged from infirmary connected Thursday.

Nigerian constabulary and authorities officials said Ayodele and Ghami died astatine the country portion Joshua and the operator sustained insignificant injuries.

Preliminary investigations showed that the conveyance was moving astatine an excessive velocity and had burst a tyre earlier the crash, the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency successful Ogun State, wherever the mishap occurred, told AFP earlier successful the week.

After leaving the infirmary connected Wednesday, Joshua and his parent paid their respects astatine the ceremonial location wherever the bodies of his friends were being prepared for repatriation.

A authorities root suggested to AFP connected Thursday that the remains of the victims whitethorn person been repatriated to the United Kingdom. Joshua’s whereabouts are unknown.