The Italian looked visibly shaken after the incident
Italian MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi somehow emerged unscathed after a horror crash during the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The 41-year-old was pictured looking dazed and shaken after he narrowly avoided being struck by two flying bikes in the aftermath of a collision involving Johann Zarco and Franky Morbidelli on the third turn of the track.
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Footage of the crash shows two of the bikes missing Rossi's head by split seconds, just seconds apart.
On-board footage from a camera on Rossi's own bike also shows both vehicles coming within feet of him.
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Afterwards, Rossi, who is widely considered one of the greatest MotoGP riders of all time, could be seen sitting in his garage trying to wrap his head around what had just happened.
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Following the incident, social media was full of messages from well wishers, as well as those wondering just how he'd managed to emerge unscathed.
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