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Danilo Petrucci has been transported to hospital following a huge crash in Race 1 of the Czech WorldSBK
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK rider Danilo Petrucci is believed to have suffered a lower back and left hip contusion in Race 1 of the Czech WorldSBK. The former MotoGP race winner also suffered bruising to his first, fourth, and fifth finger after a highside on the opening lap. The crash resulted in immediate red flags, as Petrucci was stretchered away before heading to the circuit’s medical center. The Italian is now being transported to the hospital for further assessments, although there’s been no statement from BMW as of yet. Replays of the crash showed Petrucci being launched from his M 1000 RR heading into turn 13, one of the fastest corners of the Autodrom Most circuit. Petrucci was visibly shaken by the accident, though he was seen moving on the ground before marshals stretchered him away. Petrucci is the second rider to have been stretchered away from a crash during Saturday’s running at Most, after two-time WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista crashed at turn 20 during FP3. Bautista has since been ruled out for the remainder of the weekend. More information about Petrucci’s injuries will be updated as soon as it has been confirmed.
