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2020-06-21T10:16:02+00:00
Sports
Alex Zanardi, former F1 driver and Paralympian, in medically induced coma after crashing handbike into a truck
Alex Zanardi in the 2011 edition of NYC Marathon
Alex Zanardi in the 2011 edition of NYC Marathon Credit: Brunhild Media (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)

Alex Zanardi is in a medically induced coma and remained in serious condition a day after crashing his handbike into a truck during a handbike relay in his native Italy. Zanardi, a former Formula 1 driver and Paralympic gold medalist, was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Siena, where he is on a ventilator in intensive care after a three-hour surgery.

Zanardi had both legs amputated after crashing in a CART Series accident in Germany, in 2001 and has since become a four-time Paralympic hand-cycling gold medallist.