The pilot seriously injured Cristobal Guerrero in the Dakar Rally

Dakar Rally 2009 is still one of the toughest in recent years, the death of Frenchman Pascal Terry sumarle last week now it is the serious accident suffered by the Spanish pilot of 48 years, Cristobal Guerrero suffering cerebral edema quite seriously.

The pilot had the accident on Tuesday and now faces aa 24 hours for retrieval as key sources of Hospital Regional Copiapo where it is entered.

The hospital director, Ana Quiroga, informed the media that the pilot "received all the blow on his head, as the rest of your body has no injuries. We can suppose that could have collided with something or have stopped and have fallen away and head. "

Guerrero participated in the Dakar Rally for the first time along with the team Epsilon Team and was last Tuesday when there was an open Tec after suffering a fall at kilometer 160 of the tenth special day, one of the most complicated of proof between dunes of the Atacama Desert.

The current situation is that the pilot is in a coma and sedation since after the accident, was "stabilized, evaluated and then entered the flag to make drainage and decrease intracranial pressure.

Via | Europa Press