Price crashes out of Dakar Rally

By Team TMX on 5th Jan 17

Breaking news coming from stage 4 of the Dakar Rally is defending champion Toby Price is out of the race suspected broken leg.

*Update 5: 17:15GMT Jan 5*

The Dakar Twitter feed is reporting the defending champion fell off his motorcycle and is being attended to by medical crew.

It's believed he has broken his left femur.

Price won stage two but then had a bad day at the office on stage 3 ending it over 16 minutes behind leader Joan Barreda in the general standings.

Looking to regroup quickly, Price was on the attack during stage 4, leading it when the accident happened.

At 12.45 Dakar's Live Feed had reported Price on course to win stage 4 having reached WP10 with a lead of one minute 35 over Joan Barreda.

They've since reported Price fell after 371 km of the special stage and is now in the care of the medical team.

At 13:36 Live Feed confirmed Price has had to be airlifted by the medical team to hospital with a fractured thigh bone in his left leg.