{"id":1002,"date":"2025-12-29T20:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=675570"},"modified":"2025-12-29T20:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:09:00","slug":"watch-viral-video-sparks-outrage-over-emergency-response-after-anthony-joshuas-fatal-nigeria-road-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/other-sports\/watch-viral-video-sparks-outrage-over-emergency-response-after-anthony-joshuas-fatal-nigeria-road-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Viral video sparks outrage over emergency response after Anthony Joshua\u2019s fatal Nigeria road crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating widely on social media \u2014 including a post from <strong data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"337\">X (formerly Twitter)<\/strong> \u2014 has triggered intense debate over Nigeria\u2019s emergency response systems following a <strong data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"500\">major road accident involving British-Nigerian boxing star Anthony Joshua<\/strong>. The footage, shared by user <em data-start=\"530\" data-end=\"543\">@inkwakuzi_<\/em>, shows chaotic scenes at the crash site and has drawn sharp criticism from viewers concerned about the apparent lack of professional medical care.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"556\">A disturbing video circulating on social media has ignited widespread outrage and renewed scrutiny of Nigeria\u2019s emergency response system following a fatal road accident reportedly involving <strong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"374\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Anthony Joshua<\/span><\/span><\/strong>. The footage, shared on X (formerly Twitter), shows scenes from shortly after the crash and has sparked intense debate over the absence of visible medical care at the accident site.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"558\" data-end=\"857\">The crash, which occurred on the Lagos\u2013Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, claimed <strong data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"651\">two lives<\/strong>, while Anthony Joshua was rescued alive and reportedly sustained <strong data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"735\">minor injuries<\/strong>. However, it is the handling of the aftermath\u2014rather than the crash itself\u2014that has drawn the strongest reactions online.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"888\">What the Viral Video Shows<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"890\" data-end=\"1207\">The video shows chaotic scenes at the crash site, with damaged vehicles and bystanders present. Most notably, viewers pointed out the <strong data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1078\">lack of an ambulance or trained medical responders<\/strong> immediately after the incident. Instead, Anthony Joshua is seen sitting upright inside a police vehicle shortly after the crash.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1452\">Social media users have criticised this response, noting that <strong data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1323\">basic trauma protocols<\/strong> typically require accident victims to be laid flat, stabilised, and assessed for spinal or internal injuries before being moved.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just look at the terrible state of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>After a major accident reportedly involving Anthony Joshua, where two lives were lost, there was no visible emergency response; no ambulance, no proper medical care. Instead, he was made to sit upright in the front of a police van\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pQKoJzbJYv\">pic.twitter.com\/pQKoJzbJYv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 INKWAKUZI (@inkwakuzi_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inkwakuzi_\/status\/2005640043478589460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1629\">Official Account of the Crash<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1886\">Nigerian authorities have confirmed that the accident involved a <strong data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1709\">Lexus SUV<\/strong> in which Joshua was travelling. According to the <strong data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1795\">Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)<\/strong>, the vehicle was suspected to be travelling <strong data-start=\"1840\" data-end=\"1885\">beyond the legally prescribed speed limit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"2243\">Officials stated that the SUV lost control during an <strong data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"1965\">overtaking manoeuvre<\/strong> and crashed into a <strong data-start=\"1985\" data-end=\"2005\">stationary truck<\/strong> parked along the roadside near the Sagamu Interchange. Five adult males were involved in the crash, with two fatalities confirmed, two people escaping unhurt, and Joshua sustaining minor injuries before being taken for medical attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video circulating widely on social media \u2014 including a post from X (formerly Twitter) \u2014 has triggered intense debate\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":24134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[897],"class_list":["post-1002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-sports","tag-anthony-joshua"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1002\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}