RiderTua.com – Former MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso had a motocross accident and had to be taken to hospital. His condition is not too worrying. The Italian rider is now often on the motocross track after retiring from the premier class at the end of 2022. Now the Italian rider has had an incident. , as Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport reports, the three-time MotoGP runner-up crashed shortly after eleven o’clock on Tuesday at the Terranuova Bracciolini track in the province of Arezzo and reportedly suffered a head injury.
Andrea Dovizioso Taken to Hospital After Having a Motocross Accident
Rescue workers were immediately there to provide first aid to the injured rider at the scene. To be safe, Dovizioso was then flown by rescue helicopter to Careggi Hospital in Florence. According to reports, the 38-year-old rider was treated with code three (different urgency: stable condition with conditions that usually require detailed diagnosis and complex supporting examinations). Nothing threatens his life…
At 17:10 local time, as reported by Italian media, a CT scan was performed on Dovizioso at the hospital. It turned out negative. The former MotoGP rider is aware. He was diagnosed with: Fracture of the right collarbone and injuries to the ribs and hand.
Motocross has been his preferred training method during Dovizioso’s long career in MotoGP. Now it is his main job. Dovi competes in the Italian Championship and recently took over management of the Monte Coralli di Faenza track, which was extensively renovated and renamed “04 Park – Monte Coralli” based on Dovizioso’s start number.
Dovizioso was a regular MotoGP rider from 2002 to 2022. He won his only title in the 125cc class in 2004. He raced in the premier class for 15 years. However, he did not race the entire 2021 season after a sabbatical. He celebrated his greatest success in MotoGP with Ducati, achieving a total of 14 race wins and 40 podiums. From 2017 to 2019 he fought for the world title, but always had to admit defeat to Marc Marquez. In 2022 he finally retired six races before the end of the season.
