Driver in fatal Anthony Joshua car crash charged with dangerous driving by Nigerian police
Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode was driving the British boxer and 2 of his friends when their car crashed on Monday, killing Joshua’s friends
The driver of a car carrying British boxer Anthony Joshua that was involved in a fatal crash in Nigeria has been charged with reckless and dangerous driving, police in Nigeria’s southwestern Ogun state said on Friday.
Kayode is expected to appear in court on January 20.
“The defendant was granted bail in the sum of five million naira (US$3,480) with two sureties. He was remanded pending when he meets his bail condition,” police spokesman Oluseyi Babaseyi told Agence France-Presse.
Nigerian police said Ayodele and Ghami died at the scene while Joshua and the driver sustained minor injuries.
The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) told Agence France-Presse earlier in the week that its preliminary investigations showed that the vehicle was moving at an excessive speed and had burst a tyre before the crash.
