Tetchytyke
Veteran Member
Awful news from Italy about Alex Zanardi.
Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. Even before his CART crash he was a hero of mine.
Alex Zanardi out of surgery after severe head trauma in handbike race
Two-time CART champion turned Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi is out of surgery for severe head trauma in a handbike accident during a race in Italy.
motorsports.nbcsports.com
ROME — Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi was seriously injured again in a handbike crash Friday, nearly 19 years after losing both of his legs in a horrific auto racing accident.
Zanardi was transported by helicopter to Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital in Siena following an incident near the Tuscan town of Pienza during a national race for Paralympic athletes, police told The Associated Press. He reportedly suffered severe head trauma.
A medical bulletin from the hospital said Zanardi underwent “a delicate neurosurgery operation.” His condition was “very serious” due to “severe cranial trauma.” Mutliple outlets reported Zanardi was out of surgery and had been transferred to intensive care by late Friday night.
Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. Even before his CART crash he was a hero of mine.