Fresh from second place in the thirteenth Rally Terra Sarda , the Skoda Fabia Rs of Finnish champion Emil Lindholm was hit head-on by a Kawasaki Z750.

The accident occurred around 4:00 PM today on Via Tirso, in the Zunturinu neighborhood, while the racing car was being transported from Via Monsignor Virgilio to the parc fermé set up for the occasion in Piazza Rinascita. The exact circumstances of the collision are still being ascertained, but it appears to have been caused by failure to yield. The motorcycle struck the side of the Skoda, throwing the rider, a 23-year-old from Girasole, onto the asphalt. The young man received immediate medical attention and was taken by ambulance, with a red code, to the Nostra Signora della Mercede hospital in Lanusei . He was complaining of abdominal pain. Local police officers conducted the assessments. The Tortolì firefighters also responded to the scene.

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