Red Bull Ice One Racing Husqvarna’s Todd Waters has confirmed he sustained multiple injuries on Wednesday in a crash while training.

Waters sustained a broken leg, collarbone and hip in the incident according to a post published on the Todd Waters MX official Facebook Page, however further information is yet to be released.

“Sorry to inform you guys about the bad news, but today in training I came over a big jump and four guys had crashed,” he posted. “I landed on a bike, broke my leg, collarbone and hip.”

Waters currently sits seventh in the MXGP standings in his rookie season following five rounds; the series to resume on 3-4 May at Valkenswaard in The Netherlands.

Stay tuned for updates when we know more.

Update:
Husqvarna Motorcycles regretfully announces that Red Bull Ice One Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Todd Waters has suffered multiple injuries, sustained during a crash while practicing at Eersel in Holland on Wednesday, April 23.

Todd suffered a broken left tibia and fibula plus a break to his right collarbone and a small fracture to his right hip. Todd underwent surgery last night at the Eindhoven University Hospital, which specialises in sports orthopaedics, where doctor successfully inserted a tibial nail into his left leg. Todd is expected to be released from hospital in the coming days.

Gaining essential sand practice in preparation for round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship at Valkenswaard, Waters was involved in a freak accident. Cresting a blind jump, he was faced with a multi-rider pile up. Unable to take evasive action the young Australian landed on an already stricken bike, sustaining his injuries.

Waters – who currently sits seventh overall in the MXGP standings – is expected to be out of action for up to three months.

“This has been a very unfortunate day,” explained Antti Pyrhönen. “Todd basically had very bad luck. But this is the fact, and we have to accept it and focus on his recovery. Todd is a strong and positive person, I’m sure he will be back sooner than we expect. It’s a real shame – this was not his mistake. Todd was doing so well this season, improving all the time. Doctors have told him that it could be up to three months before he is back to full fitness. The team will be fully behind him during this challenging time.”

Husqvarna Motorcycles wishes Todd all the very best for a speedy recovery.