F1’s Schumacher remains critical

Monday, December 30, 2013

Pretoria - The F1 world champion Michael Schumacher is still in a critical condition after being injured Sunday morning in a fall skiing in the Alps, southeast France.

The 44-year-old German F1 world champion suffered a cerebral haemorrhage and was in a "severe head coma" when he was transferred to the University Hospital Centre of Grenoble at the mid-day after the accident.

The hospital said in a statement that the German driver "required an immediate neurosurgical operation."

The tragedy occurred when Schumacher was skiing on a helmet in Meribel resort, he fell sharply and hit a rock with his head.

He was immediately transported by helicopter to hospital in Moutiers, Savoie, before being moved to the hospital in Grenoble. – SAnews-Xinhua