AMERICAN racer Kyle Kirkwood suffered a horror crash at Indy 500 as his car flipped upside down.
Kirkwood collided with Felix Rosenqvist with 16 laps to go, causing worrying scenes at Speedway.
A wheel flew off of Kirkwood’s car over the fence as his car flipped, sliding down the wall and onto the middle of the track – all while on his roof.
The medical crew were quick out to get the Andretti Autosport racer out of his car.
Thankfully, both drivers were responsive and seemingly okay following the scary coming together.
And fans were quick to wish both well following replays of the crash.
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One said: “Glad that Kyle Kirkwood appears to be okay. Pleased that no one in the crowd was hurt by that flying tyre as well.”
Another added: “Whoa!! Prayers up that Kyle Kirkwood is ok!”
One tweeted: “Thank God Kyle Kirkwood got out of that car. What a wild ride.
“I hope everyone in the crowd is OK. Terrifying to see a tire fly over the fence.”
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Another wrote: “That was scary! I hope Kyle Kirkwood is going to be okay!”
Following the huge crash, both Rosenqvist and Kirkwood were checked out at the infield care centre.
Thankfully, Rosenqvist was able to walk away from the incident.
Kirkwood waved to the crowd as he was stretchered away from the remains of his car.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
