{"id":31289,"date":"2026-09-04T03:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=31289"},"modified":"2026-09-04T03:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:55:46","slug":"anthony-joshuas-driver-attempted-overtake-before-fatal-crash-trial-hears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/09\/04\/anthony-joshuas-driver-attempted-overtake-before-fatal-crash-trial-hears\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua&#8217;s driver attempted overtake before fatal crash, trial hears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">The driver of a car carrying Anthony Joshua was attempting to overtake another vehicle when it crashed, killing two of the boxer&#8217;s friends, a court<\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">\u00a0<\/b><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">in Nigeria has heard.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, faces charges including causing death by dangerous driving and driving without a valid national driver&#8217;s licence. He denies the charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The court was told that the group &#8211; who had been travelling to visit Joshua&#8217;s father in Ogun State, near Lagos in Nigeria, last December &#8211; were asleep when Kayode lost control of his Lexus SUV while he overtook a moving truck and collided with a parked lorry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Joshua&#8217;s personal trainer, Latif Ayodele, and strength coach, Sina Ghami, died in the crash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"links\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<ul class=\"ssrcss-94r6ik-Stack e1y4nx260\" role=\"list\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-7zrqh4-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/ce3ej719j0jo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">&#8216;Mental strength therapy&#8217; &#8211; Joshua returns to gym<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A second defendant Abubakar Adamu, 35, the driver of the stationary lorry the car collided with, denies a charge against him of obstructing the free flow of traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Inspector Christopher Ajayi Taiwo of the Ogun State Motor Traffic Division told the court that by the time he arrived at the scene, both the damaged Lexus and the stationary lorry had been removed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But debris from the crash and soya beans scattered on the road from the lorry&#8217;s load were found by officers, he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The only items recovered from the Lexus were a logbook, painkillers and an energy drink, which were found near the driver&#8217;s side, Ajayi said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-testid=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-yuh72o-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/999\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/445a\/live\/c2bcd920-e7f7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Latif Ayodele sits with Anthony Joshua and Sina Ghami by grass outside, all in training gear\" width=\"999\" height=\"561.4380000000001\" \/><\/picture><\/span>The former heavyweight champion was a passenger in the crash, which killed his team members Latif Ayodele (left) and Sina Ghami (right) (Image: Social Media)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The court heard police has yet to take a statement from Joshua following the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">During cross-examination, Kayode&#8217;s lawyer questioned Ajayi over the lack of statement, to which he replied that &#8220;efforts are ongoing&#8221; and that he had not contacted Joshua because he &#8220;didn&#8217;t have his number&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The trial was adjourned until 10 September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Joshua, who was born in Watford, has family roots in Sagamu &#8211; a town in Ogun state, near the crash site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">After the collision, the boxer posted a tribute to Ghami and Ayodele on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t even realise how special they are,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll just be walking with them and cracking jokes with them, not even knowing God kept me in the presence of great men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;100% it&#8217;s tough for me, but I know it&#8217;s even tougher for their parents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-testid=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-uvfhqz-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/1600\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/4619\/live\/a8419fe0-e4d7-11f0-aae2-2191c0e48a3b.png 976w\" alt=\"Map showing where the crash happened near Lagos\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1248\" \/><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"links\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cd68jv9d21zo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">The driver of a car carrying Anthony Joshua was attempting to overtake another vehicle when it crashed, killing two of the boxer&#8217;s friends, a court\u00a0in Nigeria has heard. 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