An incident occurred at Sydney Motorsport Park today while a Royal Australian Navy helicopter was conducting an authorised and routine display as part of the V8 Supercars series.
A driver was injured when he was struck by a piece of debris.
Emergency response actions were initiated immediately and the driver was attended to by medical staff at the scene before being transferred to a local hospital.
Navy and V8 Supercars have commenced investigations into the incident.
Media contact:
Defence Media Operations (02) 6127 1999
Issued by Ministerial and Executive Coordination and Communication,
Department of Defence,
Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999 Fax: 02 6265 6946
