Fatal Crash: Police Arrest Joshua’s Driver After
The Ogun State Police Command had arrested Kayode Adeniyi, the 47-year-old driver of the ill-fated Lexus SUV that crashed on Monday, killing two of Anthony Joshua’s closest friends.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the arrest in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, adding that investigations are ongoing.
Adeniyi, a long-standing member of Joshua’s Nigerian logistics team, was discharged from the hospital in Lagos late on New Year’s Eve and driven two hours north to Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, where the fatal crash occurred.
Police sources revealed that Adeniyi is expected to be charged with reckless driving within 48 hours, though the bank holiday may delay proceedings.
“The driver was released after treatment for minor injuries and was then taken to the state police headquarters for questioning. He is in a stable condition and was able to provide us with his version of events that led up to the crash,” a police source told Daily Mail.
Adeniyi was allegedly driving way over the 65mph speed limit for the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when he lost control after a tyre burst during an overtaking manoeuvre near Danco.
The Lexus, carrying Joshua and two of his training staff, Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif Ayodele, smashed into a trucked carrying soya beans which was allegedly parked illegally on the road.
The force of the impact tore the nearside section of the car away. Ghami, 36, a British citizen, and Ayodele, 38, a Nigerian/British citizen, were killed instantly, while Joshua and Adeniyi suffered only minor injuries.
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