Moto3 riders airlifted to hospital after sickening crash

Jose Antonio Rueda rode into the backmost of Noah Dettwiler successful the sighting thigh astatine Sepang.

The newly-crowned victor Rueda rode into the backmost of Dettwiler connected the chute betwixt Turn 3 and Turn 4, conscionable aft leaving the pit lane.

Dettwiler was riding dilatory connected the racing enactment erstwhile Rueda rode into the backmost of the Swiss rider astatine speed, the Spaniard seemingly unaware of the preceding rider up of him.

Rueda qualified 3rd portion Dettwiler was acceptable to commencement from 21st.

The race, which was scheduled for 15 laps, was red-flagged. There was a lengthy hold to proceedings arsenic the riders were attended to by trackside aesculapian staff.

Bikes were taken disconnected the grid and returned to their garages.

Rueda and Dettwiler were reportedly conscious upon being flown by chopper to a adjacent hospital.

Racing could not resume until the chopper returned to the Sepang circuit, necessitating a caller schedule.

The Moto3 contention was reduced to 10 laps and scheduled to commencement astatine 4:45pm AEDT, 1 hr and 40 minutes aboriginal than initially scheduled.

Moto2 volition commencement astatine the caller clip of 6pm AEDT portion MotoGP is scheduled for 7:30pm AEDT.

Australia’s Joel Kelso volition commencement the Moto3 contention from 11th. Compatriot Jacob Roulstone was ruled retired of the play owed to a breached manus suffered successful signifier connected Friday.