Pozzovivo suffers multiple fractures after vehicle collision

Domenico Pozzovivo has been seriously injured after being knocked down by a car, his Bahrain-Merida team said on Monday.

Domenico Pozzovivo. Source: Getty

Pozzovivo was involved in the collision while training near Cosenza in southern Italy. The 36-year-old was taken to a local hospital and remains in intensive care.

A climbing specialist Pozzovivo helped teammate Vincenzo Nibali to a second-place finish in this year's Giro Italia.

He had been training for the Vuelta a España which starts on 24 August but will now miss the race with his team confirming "multiple bone fractures requiring surgery" in a press release.