British driver breaks his back at Le Mans 24 hour race

 A British driver has broken his back after a spectacular crash in the opening hours of the Le Mans 24 hour race.

Screen shot of video [watch from link below] of the accident at Le Mans 24 hour race

Anthony Davidson's Toyota TS030 Hybrid flipped in mid-air before careering into heavily into a barrier yesterday.

His team revealed today the married 33-year-old, from Brackley, Northamptonshire, shattered two vertebrae.

Le Mans is the world's oldest active sports car endurance race, which has been held annually since 1923 near the town of Le Mans, France. It runs on the Circuit de la Sarthe, a circuit containing a mix of closed public roads and a specialist motor racing circuit normally used for testing.


Read more/watch video: Daily Mail