MotoGP legend Rossi suffers suspected broken leg

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Bengaluru, September 1: MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi will need to undergo a surgery after reportedly breaking his leg in a training accident.

The 38-year-old was involved in an enduro accident during training close to his hometown Tavullia yesterday (August 31).

According to a Team Yamaha statement, Rossi had been taken to hospital in Urbino, a town near his home in eastern Italy, for preliminary checks.

The Yamaha statement said a further medical bulletin would be issued in due course.

Rossi is currently fourth in the overall standings and 26 points behind compatriot Andrea Dovizioso. But going by early reports, it looks as though he would be out of action for a while.

His fans took to Twitter to wish him a speedy recovery.

According to reports in Italian media, Rossi has fractured his tibia and fibula.

It was the same leg the Italian broke in 2010, in a practice session at Mugello, ahead of his home MotoGP.

"I've heard from him, his leg really hurts and Valentino is not optimistic... it's a mess," Rossi's father Graziano was quoted as saying in the Italian national news agency ANSA.

"I know that they still have to give him an X-ray and they fear it's a fracture. To do the radiography they have to cut off the boot and Valentino told me he feels really bad."

The next MotoGP is at Misano in on September 10.