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:
And a MASSIVE crash for @BourdaisOnTrack in #Indy500 Qualifying @IMS! pic.twitter.com/FWoNB0Xj6T
— American Racing Blog (@USARaceBlog) May 20, 2017
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
— 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]
