Wickens Lucky To Be Alive After Scary IndyCar Crash
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 20, 2018 | 09:54 AM
Canadian rookie Robert Wickens was in hospital with "orthopedic injuries" after a frightening airborne crash on the seventh lap of the IndyCar Pocono race won by ex-Formula One racer Alexander Rossi.
Los Angeles, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th Aug, 2018 ) :Canadian rookie Robert Wickens was in hospital with "orthopedic injuries" after a frightening airborne crash on the seventh lap of the IndyCar Pocono race won by ex-Formula One racer Alexander Rossi.
Wickens, of Guelph, Ontario, was rushed to hospital by air ambulance on Sunday after he collided with Ryan Hunter-Reay's IndyCar at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
The collision caused Hunter-Reay's car to careen into the wall, and Wickens' car was pulled along with it.
Wickens launched over Hunter-Reay's car and sailed into the catchfence, where the main body of his IndyCar spun several times before landing back onto the track in pieces.
IndyCar spokesman Curt Cavin said the rookie driver was "awake and alert" as he was transported to a nearby hospital.
IndyCar released a statement after the race saying the 29-year-old suffered "orthopedic injuries" but declined to go into detail.
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