Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has flown again to the UK after a deadly automotive crash that killed two of his shut buddies in Nigeria.

The 36-year-old was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a serious expressway close to Lagos on Monday.

Joshua’s shut buddies and workforce members Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele died within the crash. Their funerals will happen at a London mosque on Sunday.

Joshua was taken to hospital and was discharged on Wednesday.

Driver Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was charged at Sagamu Magistrates’ Court docket on Friday. Police sources advised the BBC the fees included inflicting demise by harmful driving.

The defendant was granted bail of 5m naira (£2,578) and remanded pending his bail circumstances being met. The case has been adjourned till 20 January.

Joshua, who was born in Watford, has household roots in Sagamu – a city in Ogun state, close to the crash web site.

The 2012 Olympic champion was on his option to go to kin for New 12 months celebrations within the city on the time of the collision, a member of the family advised the BBC.

The boxer had been spending time in Nigeria after his latest victory over American YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on 19 December.