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MotoGP driver Nakarin Atiratphuvapat somersaults in Valencia crash
WWOS staff
A MotoGP driver was sent somersaulting after an awful high-speed crash at the Valencia Grand Prix.
Nakarin Atiratphuvapat high-sided at turn 14 during Moto3 practice at Circuit Ricardo Tormo and was violently thrown from his seat.
The Thai Honda Team Asia rider flew over the handlebars and landed hard on the tarmac, rolling several times again before coming to a stop.
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The impact of the accident left the 21-year-old in obvious discomfort on the tarmac as he tried to get back to his feet.
“Oh mate, that is coccyx shock," the commentator said of the crash.
"Straight on his back. That’s horrendous.
“What an ugly crash.”
Atiratphuvapat was later taken to a Valencia medical centre.
