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Nigerian authorities say Joshua was traveling along the Lagos-Ibadon Expressway as of today when his car collided with a truck parked at the side of the road.
The car's driver and another person in the front seat were killed on impact.
Joshua was seated at the back of the car and was rescued with minor injuries.
Videos of Joshua wincing in pain while being pulled from the vehicle have gone viral on social media.
The Zagosibadon Expressway is one of Nigeria's busiest roads.
According to local media, Joshua was reportedly travelling to the hometown of his Nigerian parents in Shagamu, southwest Nigeria, when the crash occurred.
The accident comes a week after Joshua defeated American boxer Jake Paul in a six-round boxing bout in Miami.
Drew Bright, NPR News, Lagos.
Officials of the Christian Association of Nigeria say the 50 students aged 10 to 18 escaped individually after they were taken from their dorms at the St.
Mary's Catholic School in Niger State on Friday.
No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction and authorities say a massive search and rescue operation is underway.
The attack is one of Nigeria's biggest school abductions since the 2014 kidnapping of 260 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Hora militants.
Nigeria has seen a wave of attacks in recent days targeting schools and places of worship.
25 students were taken from another boarding school in a neighboring state.
Gunmen also attacked a church where they killed two worshippers and abducted 38 others.
Nigeria's president announced today that all worshippers abducted in the church have been rescued.
Drew Bright, NPR News Vegas.
Kenya's foreign ministry says more than 200 Kenyans are fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Officials say many were tricked into traveling to Russia with promises of jobs, housing and payments of up to $18,000.
The foreign ministry says they've received distressed messages from a number of men who are either imprisoned in Ukraine or trapped on the front lines and efforts are underway to bring them home.