Redding avoids serious injury but “shattered” by Moto2 tragedy
Added on Monday, September 6th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Redding had 10 stitches for back lacerations following the accident.
Scott Redding has avoided serious injury, despite initial fears of a broken pelvis, but has been described as “mentally shattered” after being involved in an accident that led to the death of fellow Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa.
Redding unavoidably struck the Japanese rider who fell off his bike during the Moto2 Grand Prix in Misano yesterday, with the Japanese rider later passing away hours later in hospital.
Redding, along with Tomizawa, was stretchered away from the crash scene whilst a third rider, Alex de Angelis, walked away unharmed.
Initial fears that the British rider had broken his pelvis proved to be unfounded and the 17-year-old was later treated for a back laceration that required 10 stitches.
Despite being blameless in what was just a tragic chain of events, Redding was unsurprisingly deeply upset, as was de Angelis, who miraculously walked away from the crash unharmed.
“I feel sorry for de Angelis and our rider Scott Redding,” said Suter Racing’s Eskil Suter. “After the initial suspicion of a fractured pelvis, Scott was cleared of serious injuries. But mentally he is completely shattered, even though nothing that happened was his fault. Today was a sad reminder that racing remains dangerous, despite all improvements in track safety.”
“Scott’s crash was a big one, so we are thankful that the only injury he sustained was a minor laceration on his back,” said Michael Bartholemy, owner of the Marc VDS team. “We were deeply saddened by the news that Shoya Tomizawa succumbed to the injuries sustained. He was a respected rival and will be sorely missed in the paddock. Like everyone in the Marc VDS Racing Team, my thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.”
