Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua suffer 'minor injuries' for one fatal car accident wey kill two people on Monday, Nigerian police talk.

Pictures wey dey waka for internet show Joshua wey no get shirt, na Briton wey get Nigerian roots, and glass wey look like broken window glass scatter for the seats around am.

Police for Ogun state talk say dem dey investigate the circumstances around the wreck. Ogun dey just north of Lagos, Nigeria economic capital wey dey full of visitors from all over Naija and the diaspora every December.

But the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) talk for statement say the Lexus wey Joshua dey was suspected to dey travel pass the legally prescribed speed limit for that corridor, lose control during one overtaking manoeuvre and crash into one stationary truck by the side of the road.

Dem rush help

One witness wey give his name as Kunle tell AFP: 'The truck no dey stationary when the accident happen.'

'People rushed to help without even knowing those inside the car,' the 27-year-old said. 'It was when we got there we realised it was Anthony Joshua that's inside.'

FRSC say dem tow Joshua car go police station for nearby Sagamu.

Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn tell Daily Mail Sport say e dey on family holiday and e wake up to the news of this incident.

Dem no want speculate

Eddie Hearn say: 'We dey try contact Anthony and for now we no want dey speculate how he be, but from wetin I don see for the images, e look okay.'

Police talk say the wreck, wey two people inside Joshua car die, happen around 11:00 am local time for the town of Makun, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.

Joshua family na from that southwest Nigerian city and e dey known to visit there whenever e dey the country.

Photos wey FRSC release show one black SUV wey don total and wetin look like blood for road.

Police confirm say two people die for the scene

One AFP reporter wey dey the scene on Monday evening see the 18-wheeler truck wey dem say Joshua car hit, dem dey tow am comot from the highway.

Police say two people 'lost their lives at the scene'.

Dem never release the names of the victims but one spokesperson for the Ogun state governor say preliminary reports indicate say dem be 'two male foreign nationals'.

Earlier this month, Joshua knock out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul for one Netflix-backed bout wey happen for Miami.

Last fight

Jake Paul say on Monday for X: 'Life is much more important than boxing. I am praying for the lost lives, AJ (Anthony Joshua) and anyone impacted by today's unfortunate accident.'

The former Olympic champion Joshua don since dey linked with talk say e fit fight compatriot and fellow former world champion Tyson Fury.

Joshua last fight before the match with Paul na the fifth-round knockout loss to fellow Briton Daniel Dubois in September 2024.