British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua sustained minor injuries on Monday in a fatal highway crash in Lagos, Nigeria, regional officials said. Matchroom Boxing said in a statement later Monday that two "close friends" and team members,

Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday.

"With profound sadness it has been confirmed that two close friends and team members, Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele, have tragically passed away," Matchroom Boxing said in a statement.