- Race director says Falcón lacked pulse but was resuscitated
- Falcón was riding over jagged rocks and winding sand dunes
The Spanish motorcycle rider Carles Falcón was flown to hospital with serious injuries after he crashed near the end of Sunday’s second stage of the Dakar Rally in the deserts of Saudi Arabia.
The race director, David Castera, told reporters Falcón, an experienced off-road rider, had lacked a pulse but was resuscitated by the first doctor to arrive on the scene.
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