Incident involving Royal Australian Navy Helicopter at Sydney Motorsport Park

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.

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