NURBURGRING, Germany: A Formula One cameraman was hit by an errant flying wheel during a pit stop after eight laps of yesterday’s German Grand Prix.
The wheel flew off the right rear axle of Australian Mark Webber’s Red Bull car, bounced through two garages and hit the cameraman, Paul Allen, in the back.
The cameraman was treated immediately by medical staff in the pit lane before being transferred to the circuit medical centre.
The sport’s governing body, the FIA, added in a statement: “He was treated at the circuit medical centre and then transported by helicopter to Koblenz Hospital.
“The Briton has been kept there, under observation. Further information from the hospital will be provided as soon as it becomes available.” AFP
