Anthony Joshua's driver attempted overtake before fatal crash, trial hears

Image caption, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, right, leaves court with his lawyer on Thursday.

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O motorista de um carro que transportava Anthony Joshua estava tentando ultrapassar outro veículo quando colidiu, matando dois dos amigos do boxeador, ouviu um tribunal na Nigéria.

Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, faces charges including causing death by dangerous driving and driving without a valid national driver's licence. He denies the charges.

The court was told that the group - who had been travelling to visit Joshua's father in Ogun State, near Lagos in Nigeria, last December - were asleep when Kayode lost control of his Lexus SUV while he overtook a moving truck and collided with a parked lorry.

O treinador pessoal de Joshua, Latif Ayodele, e o treinador de força, Sina Ghami, morreram no acidente.

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.

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.

Mas detritos do acidente e soja espalhados na estrada, provenientes da carga do caminhão, foram encontrados pelos oficiais, ele acrescentou.

The only items recovered from the Lexus were a logbook, painkillers and an energy drink, which were found near the driver's side, Ajayi said.

Image source, Social MediaImage caption, The former heavyweight champion was a passenger in the crash, which killed his team members Latif Ayodele (left) and Sina Ghami (right).

O tribunal ouviu que a polícia ainda não tomou depoimento de Joshua após o acidente.

Durante o contra‑interrogatório, o advogado de Kayode questionou Ajayi sobre a falta de depoimento, ao que ele respondeu que “os esforços continuam em andamento” e que não havia contatado Joshua porque “não tinha o número dele”.

The trial was adjourned until 10 September.

Joshua, que nasceu em Watford, tem raízes familiares em Sagamu — uma cidade no estado de Ogun, perto do local do acidente.

After the collision, the boxer posted a tribute to Ghami and Ayodele on social media.

I didn't even realise how special they are," he wrote.

Eu apenas caminharei com eles e farei piadas com eles, sem nem saber que Deus me manteve na presença de grandes homens.

100% it's tough for me, but I know it's even tougher for their parents.

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