Joshua and three other people were traveling in a Toyota Lexus jeep when the deadly collision happened on Monday around noon on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
The two people who perished in the collision were eventually identified as 36-year-old British citizen Gami Sina and 36-year-old Nigerian-British citizen Ayodele Kelvin Olu.
The event is “heart-wrenching and unacceptable,” according to a condolence letter issued on Tuesday, bemoaning the ongoing deaths on Nigerian roadways as a result of inadequate emergency response and safety enforcement.
“My heart goes out to Anthony Joshua at this very painful time,” she remarked.
It is sad to lose two dear friends in such a tragic way. I ask God to give him courage and solace, and to provide the dead their eternal peace.
In addition to offering condolences, the senator used the occasion to reiterate her need for swift national action on road safety, emphasizing that avoidable collisions still take lives all over the nation.
“Highways in Nigeria have turned into sad passageways. This tragedy serves as another reminder that driving safely in Nigeria is essential and can be the difference between life and death, the speaker stated.
Akpoti-Uduaghan warned that poor compliance and inadequate monitoring have greatly increased the number of fatal crashes across the country and urged the Federal Road Safety Corps to step up enforcement of current traffic and safety standards.
“Rules are useless if they are not enforced. Without fear or favor, the Federal Road Safety Corps must be given the authority and mandate to completely police road safety laws on all Nigerian roadways, she stated.
In order to lower fatigue-related accidents, especially among long-distance drivers, the congressman also urged the federal government to set up appropriately equipped vehicle rest-in stations and lay-bys along important routes.
“No driver should have to travel nonstop without a safe place to stop. According to Akpoti-Uduaghan, “well-equipped vehicle rest stations must be purposefully created across our highways to reduce exhaustion-induced crashes.”
She also supported the establishment of a special Highway Emergency Rescue Team, which would be outfitted with trauma care units, ambulances, and rapid-response workers to provide immediate assistance to accident victims.
“Many lives are lost due to delayed assistance as well as accidents.”A working highway emergency rescue system that can react in minutes rather than hours is desperately needed in Nigeria, she stated.
The senator emphasized that ongoing improvements would save thousands of lives every year and encouraged lawmakers to address road safety as a national issue.
“We shouldn’t forget about this catastrophe tomorrow. She continued, “It must be a turning point for significant highway safety measures in Nigeria.
Just twenty-four hours after a top British ambassador visited Joshua at the Lagos hospital where he was undergoing treatment, Akpoti-Uduaghan sent his condolences.
After the deadly accident on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, Simon Field, the Deputy Head of Mission of the British High Commission, paid a visit.
Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State, and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos State, visited the hospital in Lagos where Joshua was being treated after the accident.
It was said that both governors stayed at the institution for a number of hours to keep an eye on things and make sure the boxer was getting the attention he needed.
