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The driver of the truck Anthony Joshua’s car smashed into on Nigeria’s deadliest highway is on the run, police have revealed. Nigerian officers are also looking for the driver of the stationary truck that a car carrying Anthony Joshua crashed into, claiming the lives of two pals. The driver reportedly fled from the scene after the car crashed into the back of the stationary vehicle on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, tragically killing Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, both 36.

The employed driver of the Lexus SUV carrying Joshua and his pals may face potential prosecution for reckless driving. A source from the Federal Road Safety Corps said: “Preliminary reports indicate the driver exceeded speed limits and overtook dangerously before the crash. These are serious offences under Nigerian law and can attract criminal liability if fatalities are involved,” experiences GB News.

The driver has been launched from hospital and has supplied a assertion to officers.

Police Commander Babatunde Akinbiyi, from Nigeria’s Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), said preliminary investigations indicated the Lexus “experienced a tyre burst due to excessive speed” before it “lost control”.

Authorities have impounded the stationary truck that the car crashed into, which is now being held at the Federal Road Safety Corps facility close to the Sagamu interchange.

Images and footage from the crash website seem to show the lorry positioned close to the inside lane of the three-lane motorway.

Anthony Joshua is reportedly in a “stable” condition, and medical employees anticipate he’ll keep at Duchess International Hospital in Lagos until the new 12 months. On Monday, the 36-year-old former heavyweight champion reportedly said: “I feel pain all over my body”.

The three males have been en route to the Nigerian metropolis of Sagamu, in the south-west of the nation, to spend the festive season with Joshua’s household.

Joshua’s uncle, Adedamola Joshua, said: “The incident shook our family deeply. Though our son, Anthony, is alive, two of his friends, who came to celebrate with us, lost their lives.

“This is a critical tragedy, not only for our household, but for Ogun State, Nigeria, and the world at large. We are deeply saddened that two people very close to Anthony didn’t survive. Our hearts are with their households.”

Boxing expert Steve Bunce referred to Mr Ghami and Mr Ayodele as “two of Joshua’s closest pals” and as “large components of the Anthony Joshua machine”.

He told BBC Radio 5 Live: “They’ve been with him, if not from the start, at least very early on. Latz is AJ’s personal coach and Sina is his strength and conditioning man. They are with him all the time.”

Just hours before the crash, Joshua posted a video to Instagram of himself and Ayodele taking part in desk tennis.