Luca Manca, who on Wednesday said goodbye to the podium to give a wheel to Marc Coma so he could lose the shortest possible time, suffered an accident in the sixth stage of the Dakar and it is serious.
Luca Manca (KTM) is in serious condition after suffering a double dip during the sixth stage of Dakar in the miles 6 and 10, which caused a cerebral edema. The Italian was taken to Hospital at Cobre Calama and admitted to the intensive care unit in life-threatening, after suffering a blow to the head that caused severe head trauma and facial.
Luca Manca
Doctors are now trying to stabilize the pilot, waiting to transfer him to a hospital in Santiago in the next few hours in an air ambulance for organizing the rally.
Manca, marching ninth overall, was admitted to the hospital about 10.30 am (13.30 GMT) and also suffered some fractures and minor injuries, as stated in the hospital.
Interestingly, the trans pilot, private ride a KTM, he left the podium to stand during Wednesday’s stage to let a wheel of his bike to Marc Coma to enable it to continue and lose ‘only’ 39 minutes.
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