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| Anthony Joshua with two of his friends that lost their lives in the crash |
Nigeria’s boxing icon Anthony Joshua narrowly escaped a deadly road crash in Ogun State on Monday, and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) dropped a critical update today.
FRSC spokesperson Olusegun Ogungbemide, speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, revealed that a full technical probe is underway. Early findings from the corps’ crash observatory point squarely to excessive speed as a primary cause.
The smash happened around noon near the Sinoma area of Sagamu. Anthony Joshua’s black Lexus SUV collided with a stationary red Sinotruck.
Five adult males were involved: two of Joshua’s friends died on impact, one suffered injuries, and two, including Joshua, walked away unscathed with just minor scrapes.
Ogungbemide noted that FRSC experts rushed to the scene for an initial analysis, using impact patterns and road layout to form prelim insights. But he cautioned that only the complete report will nail down the exact cause.
“When you look at the impact of that crash, definitely you know that whoever must have been operating under the speed limit as put in place by the Federal Government wouldn’t have had such an impact,” he said.
Ogungbemide noted that the truck involved in the crash was parked on the shoulder of the road and was not reported to have broken down at the location.
“The information reaching us is that it is not that the vehicle broke down there. Maybe the man parked there, which was on the shoulder of the road,” he said.
According to him, although no speed-measuring device was actively recording data at the exact point of the crash, trained officers could infer likely speed from the level of damage and the force of impact.
“At that moment, there was no technical equipment to actually confirm the speed at which the vehicle was going.
“But when you look at the impact of a crash, you should be able to know at what speed that vehicle is likely to be moving,” the spokesperson explained.
He added that the maximum speed limit on highways is 100 kilometres per hour, noting that crashes occurring within that limit are less likely to result in severe consequences.
“The push and the impact involving that jeep and the parked truck give you a better guess, pending the technical investigation we are looking at,” Ogungbemide said.
The FRSC spokesperson also addressed concerns about emergency response, stating that patrol teams arrived at the scene within three minutes of the crash.
Ogungbemide said, “The response time was three minutes,” adding, “That corridor where this crash occurred, we have more than five emergency ambulance points.”
On Joshua’s condition, Ogungbemide said the boxer was responsive at the scene and received prompt assistance.
He confirmed that the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, had directed that the technical investigation be concluded and the findings communicated to the public.
“The moment they conclude, they will reach out to members of the public,” he said.
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