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Originally Posted by AndyK
I couldn't work that out either. The bike dropped (low-sided) in a right-hand turn and it should have simply gone straight ahead, sliding off to the left side of the track. I've subsequently read a report which said that the front tyre then regained grip, swerving the bike hard to the right and straight into the path of Edwards and Rossi.
The report can be found HERE |
The weird angle he came in from the side makes sense now. When he cut into Edwards and Rossi's lanes his bike was almost straight but he was hanging on its side with his shoulders already on the ground facing the incoming traffic. Edwards bike slammed him rightdown into the tarmac like a pancake and his helmet popped. Extremely brutal hit. The Italian physio said they tubed him up straight away to empty the blood in his abdomen and gave him CPR for 45min but his head, neck and torso trauma were so important there's nothing they could do.
It is really very unlucky. These guys know how to fall and 99% of the time slide and walk out of it. This one was really freaky.