HE Josu Etxeberria, Navarrese professional cyclist of the Caja Rural-Seguros RGA team, 23 years old, concluded seriously wounded during practice this Wednesday car crashed for a car around 13.24 NA-4120 highway, at 4.3 kilometers, Zia terminal, Iza (Navarre). driver of the vehicle, A resident of Berrioplano came out at 21 undamaged.

The cyclist, a native of Iturmendi, is in the intensive care unit of the University Hospital of Navarra. He has multiple fractures to his face, as well as to his clavicle and sternum. The team reported that he was conscious and had mobility in his extremities.

A. advanced life support ambulancea medical team on duty, a medical helicopter (from where he was transported to HUN) and the Regional Police, where the Attestados team was tasked with investigating the incidents.

Etxeberria had a very hard fall at the Tour de Loise stage in France in June 2022, where he fractured several vertebrae and took several months to recover. However, this season, in his fifth season in the green-white jersey, he became an important part of the team and achieved fourth place in one stage of the above-mentioned tour of France.

On the other hand, at 18.01 in Gazólaz (Cizur), 7.2 on the A-12 highway towards Pamplona. It was reported that there was an accident at kilometer. After a vehicle left the road, the 41-year-old driver was transported to the University Hospital of Navarra for examination to rule out injury.

Cordovilla fire crews, basic life support ambulance and Foral Police officers were mobilized to the scene.