A motorcycle racer at the Malaysian MotoGP will need “multiple surgeries” following a serious crash in the Moto3 category on Sunday, his team said.<\/p>\n
The Moto3 race at Sepang was delayed and shortened after the nasty collision involving newly crowned world champion Jose Antonio Rueda and Noah Dettwiler during the sighting lap.<\/p>\n
Warning: The footage below shows graphic images of the crash<\/p>\n
Both riders were airlifted to hospital and Dettwiler’s team, CIP Green Power, said on social media several hours later that the 20-year-old Swiss “will need to undergo multiple surgeries”.<\/p>\n
“He is in good hands and we kindly ask you to respect his privacy,” the team said, adding he was taken to a hospital in Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n
“Noah is a true fighter and the entire CIP Green Power team is right behind him.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
MotoGP organisers had said that both riders were conscious following the incident.<\/p>\n
In an update on the 19-year-old Spaniard Rueda, MotoGP said: “Rueda is awake and alert, with a suspected hand fracture and a number of contusions.”<\/p>\n
The accident overshadowed race day at Sepang, where Alex Marquez won the MotoGP.<\/p>\n
“My prayers and thoughts are with the Moto3 guys,” the Spaniard said.<\/p>\n
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