Andre Villas-Boas Hospitalised After Sustaining Back Injury At Dakar Rally

Andre Villas-Boas Hospitalised After Sustaining Back Injury At Dakar Rally

Andre Villas-Boas has been taken to hospital in Peru after suffering an injury during the Dakar Rally.

Andre Villas-Boas quit Chinese side Shanghai SIPG last November, announcing his intention to compete in the 2018 edition of the motorsporting event.

Villas-Boas had been making steady progress in the competition until he suffered a back injury during the fourth stage on Tuesday when his Toyota Hilux hit a sand dune.

“Andre was taken to the hospital with a back injury,” Overdrive team director Jean-Marc Fortin told reporters. “It was unfortunate for Andre, who was making a very positive debut in the Dakar.”

“Just to tell everyone that both me and Ruben are safe and well and back in the bivouac,” the 40-year-old wrote. “We jumped off a dune and crashed the car nose first. The Dakar unfortunately is finished for us.”, Villas-Boas wrote on instagram