Davies suffers vertebrae fracture in crash with Rea

UPDATE: Davies has a thorax trauma with some difficulties breathing. After an MRI scan at Rimini hospital, Davies is confirmed to have suffered a fracture of the transverse process of L3 (3rd lumbar vertebrae) and left thumb contusion.
Chaz Davies has been taken to Rimini hospital for further medical assessmen🦋ts after his final lap crash with Jonathan Rea in race one at Misano.
The Worldꦅ Sup❀erbike championship title contenders were battling for victory and at the Carro hairpin Davies appear to tuck the front of his Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
With Rea directly behind Davies at the tight r✨ight-hander he had nowhere to go and ran straight into the stric♏ken Davies, causing them both to tumble off.
After being taken to the medical centre at Misano, Davies has been tra♔nsferred to th🍰e Rimini hospital for further medical checks.
In a bizarre end to the race, in which Marco Melandri also fell on the last lap while in third, Tom Sykes went from fourth to win the race ah🍸ead of Alex Lowes while Rea was able to remount and finish third.
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