I first heard news of the "Kentucky
Kid's" bicycling accident Wednesday via Reuters,
during my evening's Nightly News Trawl via my NFB Newsline for The Blind
telephone service, for which the story was just breaking, since the incident occurred
in Italy.
Yet Thursday's updated story doesn't sound
good for 35yr old Nicky, (Hayden) the 2006 MotoGP champion, who's apparently
suffered chest and head injuries after being struck by a car whilst bicycle
training in eastern Italy, near Rimini, before being transferred to
Hospital.
As the following update has been released by
Red Bull Honda World Superbike, (WSBK) which Hayden's in his second season of
contesting the series for Honda, following his MotoGP career between 2003 to
2015.
"Hayden has suffered a 'serious polytrauma
with subsequent serious cerebral damage'. His condition remains 'extremely
critical'. He has now been joined by his family.
'Below
is a statement on Nicky's condition from the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital in
Cesena, Italy. “Nicky Hayden's clinical condition remains extremely critical.
"The young man, who is still in the intensive care unit of Cesena's Bufalini hospital, has suffered a serious polytrauma with subsequent serious cerebral damage.
"The prognosis remains reserved."
"The young man, who is still in the intensive care unit of Cesena's Bufalini hospital, has suffered a serious polytrauma with subsequent serious cerebral damage.
"The prognosis remains reserved."
(Source: crash.net)
As reports claim that Hayden's been placed in
a medically induced coma, which naturally, hopefully will be short-lived and
Nicky will make a full recovery quickly!
