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Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has flown back to the UK after a fatal car crash that killed two of his close friends in Nigeria<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 36-year-old was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway near Lagos on Monday.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Joshua’s close friends and team members Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele died in the crash. Their funerals will take place at a London mosque on Sunday.<\/p>\n Joshua was taken to hospital and was discharged on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Driver Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, was charged at Sagamu Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Police sources told the BBC<\/a> the charges included causing death by dangerous driving.<\/p>\n The defendant was granted bail of 5m naira (\u00a32,578) and remanded pending his bail conditions being met. The case has been adjourned until 20 January.<\/p>\n Joshua, who was born in Watford, has family roots in Sagamu – a town in Ogun state, near the crash site.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The 2012 Olympic champion was on his way to visit relatives for New Year celebrations in the town at the time of the collision, a family member told the BBC.<\/p>\n The boxer had been spending time in Nigeria after his recent victory over American YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on 19 December.<\/a><\/p>\nMore boxing from the BBC<\/h2>\n