2024-01-08 02:55:48
It is the second year in which he participates in the Dakar Rally, the Spanish Carles Falcón shocked the sports world: he suffered an accident and is in serious condition. The motorcyclist crashed aboard his KTM number 135 and fell at kilometer 448 of the special stage that linked Al Henakiyah with Ad Dawadimi, in Saudi Arabia.
As soon as they received the alert from a Chilean pilot who was following behind him, the competition organizers sent a medical helicopter, which treated the Tarragona native and transported him by air to the nearest hospital in Al Duwadimi.
After several studies, it was determined that Falcón suffered a fracture of the C2 vertebra and was induced into a coma due to cerebral edema, for which he underwent emergency surgery. His TwinTrail Racing team indicated that the driver is expected to remain in a Riyadh hospital for a week and explained that his recovery prospects “are uncertain at this point.” Furthermore, Isaac Feliu, his partner and friend, is not going to continue in the race and will stay by his side accompanying him.
For his part, David Castera, director of the Dakar, gave details of the care for the 46-year-old Spaniard: “We arrived 16 minutes following the accident with the doctor, he found him and he was in a delicate state because he had no pulse, but he They have revived. We don’t have the full diagnosis yet, but he is more stable. We have recovered him, which is the most important thing because he has been a scare.”
Although, in dialogue with the Spanish press, he outlined a scenario that would not be encouraging at all: “You have to see the scanner. He hit his head on the ground.” In any case, the organizers decided to maintain absolute secrecy in the last hours until the results of the next checks are confirmed.
Falcón competes for the second time in the toughest race in the world. His debut was in 2022 and he finished in 68th place in the motorcycle category. Before the accident he was 76th overall, just over two hours from the lead.
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