A scary scene at Indianapolis 500 qualifying on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as 38-year-old driver Sebastien Bourdais had a horrible crash into the Turn 2 wall.
USA Today adds that Bourdais crashed “while running a faster speed than any other driver was able to reach all day.”
Here’s video of the fiery crash:
https://twitter.com/USARaceBlog/status/866044613030797313
IndyCar released a statement saying that Bourdais has been hospitalized, and has been diagnosed with fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip. He will undergo surgery on the pelvis tonight.
MEDICAL UPDATE: @BourdaisOnTrack #Indy500 #INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/KuMSBlluw9
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) May 21, 2017
The crash comes just one week after a horrifying crash in NASCAR that left Aric Almirola with a fractured T5 vertebra.
[ABC]
