Anthony Joshua is lucky to be alive following a fatal car crash earlier this week, especially considering he was originally sitting in the passenger’s seat before switching to the back.

Details are still emerging from Joshua’s near-death crash in Nigeria, but fight fans are already blown away by some of the information that has been released. This includes the crash itself — which involved the passenger car striking a stationary truck — as well as the driver not having a valid driver’s license.

On Friday, the driver’s lawyer, Olalekan Abiodun, revealed even more details about the accident that confirms Joshua ultimately cheated death.

“My client has pleaded not guilty and what happened was an accident, I haven’t had a full chance to speak with him yet but I know he is saying the brakes did not work,” Abiodun told Daily Mail.

“I also understand that the journey started in Lagos and that initially Anthony had got into the front seat but the driver asked him to swap seats.

“He did this because Anthony is a big fellow and he couldn’t see the wing mirror properly so he asked him to move and he sat behind the driver.

“From what I understand Latif was in back and then changed seats with Anthony.”

If the driver’s claim is accurate then Joshua should have been sitting in the passenger’s seat, which claimed the life of his personal trainer Latif Ayodele. It’s unknown at this time how long it will take Joshua to heal both physically and mentally from this ordeal, but the superstar boxer is more than lucky to still be alive.

Stick with Mania for ongoing details on the Joshua crash.