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Team Udayavani, Jan 8, 2021, 11:08 AM IST
Riyadh: India’s most famous motorcycle racer CS Santosh is in a medically-induced coma following a high-speed crash during the 4th stage of the Dakar Rally underway in Saudi Arabia since January 6.
Santosh, who represents Hero Motosports, was rushed to Saudi German Hospital in Riyadh. Reports state that he has no major physical injuries except for a dislocated right shoulder and head trauma.
In an unfortunate incident, @cs_santosh22 suffered a crash in Stage 4 of #Dakar2021 today. He has been taken to a hospital in Riyadh. In the initial assessment, he seems stable.
Join us in wishing him a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/ePbtRIsBcT— Hero MotoSports (@hero_motosports) January 6, 2021
Santosh crashed around 135km into the stage on a gravel track and had to forfeit the stage.
The rally is divided into 12 stages and has competitors traversing 7646km. Incidentally, Stage 4 is the longest stage of the rally.
Santosh represents the Hero Motosports team and last year they withdrew from the rally after the death of rally team member, Paulo Goncalves.
It was Santosh’s seventh attempt at the Rally. He was the first Indian to complete the race in 2015.
During the 2013 Abu Dhabi desert challenge he had suffered third-degree burns to his neck after his bike caught fire.
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