UPDATE:Nicky Hayden placed in medically induced coma
American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden has been taken to hospital in serious condition after being hit by a car while training on his bicycle.
Hayden, 35, was training on his bicycle on the Rimini coast in Italy when he was hit by a Peugeot on Wednesday.
The 2006 MotoGP champion was then transported to a local hospital. Hayden is said to be in serious condition with severe chest and head trauma.
Hayden was in Italy having just competed in the World Superbike event at Imola. He is 13th in the Superbike standings.
At 2:30 p.m. ET, the World Superbike twitter account tweeted the following update:
https://twitter.com/WorldSBK/status/864909395951575041
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
