Triathlete Luisa Baptista is run over in SP; condition is serious

The athlete Luisa Baptista29-year-old Pan-American triathlon champion, suffered a serious accident this Saturday morning (23) on Estrada Municipal Abel Terrugi (SCA-329), located in the district of Santa Eudóxia, in São Carlos, in the interior of São Paulo .

During her training, Luisa was the victim of a head-on collision with a car, according to Sesi São Carlos, where she works. The impact resulted in multiple injuries and fractures to the tibia and femur. According to the club, the driver of the vehicle involved left the scene without providing assistance.

The athlete required emergency care and was intubated on site, reported the EPTV team, a TV Globo affiliate. Luisa was taken to Santa Casa de São Carlos in serious condition. In addition, a motorcyclist was also hit in the incident and received help for moderately complex injuries.

NOTE FROM SESI SÃO CARLOS

“We inform you that Triathlon athlete Luísa Batista, from the SESI São Carlos team, suffered an accident when she was training this Saturday morning, December 23rd, on a road in the district of Santa Eudóxia.

A car that was coming along the track collided head-on with the bicycle the athlete was riding. The driver fled the scene without providing assistance. Luísa is hospitalized at Santa Casa de São Carlos. SESI São Carlos is providing full assistance to the athlete and her family.”