Indian Rider CS Santosh Injured in Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh: CS Santosh, Indian motorcycle racer CS Santosh injured during Dakar rally in Saudi Arabia, Santosh has a suspected head injury after he suffered a crash on Wednesday in Stage 4 of the 2021 Dakar Rally.

Santosh crashed around 135km into the stage on a gravel track and had to forfeit the stage. According to reports, he was attended to by the on-ground medical team before being flown to Saudi German hospital in Riyadh.

Santosh 37-year-old was conscious when paramedics arrived on the scene and was airlifted to a hospital in Riyadh. Doctors had placed Santosh under a 24-hour observation which is yet to expire. Some scan results are expected this evening.

Indian team is continuing with the race in Stage 5,” Santosh’s teammate Joaquim Rodrigues completed Stage 4 in sixth place overall, the first top-10 finish for HeroSports at the Dakar Rally this year.

Dakar Rally, from January 2-16, divided into 12 stages has competitors traversing 7646km. Stage 4 is, incidentally, the longest stage of the rally, spanning a total of 813km.

This was Santosh’s seventh attempt at the Dakar Rally, the world’s most grueling off-road motorsport event. Santosh had a near-fatal accident during the 2013 Abu Dhabi desert challenge. He suffered third-degree burns to his neck after his Suzuki MX450X caught fire.

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