Anthony Joshua: Man Driving Behind Boxer’s Car Shares What Road Officials Did First After Accident
- A man who was driving behind Anthony Joshua’s car shared what happened after the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway
- He shared how long it took road officials to arrive, and the first thing they did upon getting there and witnessing the wreckage
- His viral post sparked reactions as many debated on the issue of first responders at the scene of the crash involving the boxer
A Nigerian man, Yemi Dada, shared what he saw at the scene of the accident involving British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua, immediately after it happened.
Two close associates of the renowned Nigerian-born boxer lost their lives in the accident that happened on a major road on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State.
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The car carrying the three men and the driver hit a truck that was stopped on the road.
Joshua sustained minor injuries and was taken to a hospital in a police van, as no ambulance was immediately available at the scene.
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Anthony Joshua: Eyewitness shares account of accident
Hours after the incident, a man identified as @deyemidada on X shared what the road officials did first after arriving at the scene and how long it took them.
He explained that his car was behind the wreck of Anthony Joshua’s vehicle after the accident, with his X post reading:
"I was one vehicle behind the wreck of AJ's car, and I can confirm that the @FRSCNigeria officers were on the scene in about 5 mins. They arrived on foot, running because a build-up of cars had blocked access to the wreckage.
"They extracted AJ from the car and removed the bodies from the road, and cleared traffic in about 10 minutes. They did very well. Interesting comments about an ambulance coming to the scene.
"The @FRSCNigeria officers were 1st responders, and anyone familiar with that location should know there are at least 2 ambulances in front of the redeemed camp AAPIT, which was 5 mins before the location of the accident."
See his tweet below:
In a chat with Legit.ng, a Nigerian doctor specialised in clinical research, Dr. Precious Edeme, spoke about the unadequacy of ambulance services in Nigeria.
His words:
The government structures that are supposed to have these things in place, they are doing something, but it is at this moment still kind of like inadequate.We need more of them and we need them to be faster in terms of response.
"Baster in terms of response also has to do with how more they are. Because when emergency response stations have more staff that are designated to provide these kinds of responses, they become readily available. I can't say it's cheap, but we can afford it."
Anthony Joshua’s accident: Reactions trail eyewitness account
@accalabister said:
"Many Nigerians don't even know the emergency number to call when something like this happens. Did anyone around there try to call an ambulance? They are all busy making videos."
@JohnOche616985 said:
"Thank you very much for the information, Sir. As citizens of this country, we need a reorientation of attitude towards our Dear country, Nigeria."
@Chewy9991 said:
"Did you see the driver's condition? He is not in any of the videos."
@smartcitizenng said:
"Is @FRSCNigeria trained in medical emergency practice/ procedures? I’m asking because the man was pulled out of the car - something that should not have happened, especially when 2 people allegedly died in the accident."
@DeBigFAB3 said:
"They don’t want to hear this because of their agenda to discredit Nigeria at any given opportunity. Check well many of them or their family members contributed to the mess they are crying about. Some of them are worse than the Government they criticise."
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Anthony Joshua's accident: Journalist Rufai Oseni reacts
Legit.ng previously reported that Rufai Oseni had reacted to the accident involving Anthony Joshua, which claimed the lives of two people.
The experienced journalist raised two thought-provoking questions regarding how the boxer was rescued from the scene of the accident.
What Oseni said generated a major buzz on social media, as many shared their thoughts on the viral accident that was trending online.
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