Rossi has checkup after crash

Tue, 23 Sep 1997 | Source: REUTERS

PESARO, Italy (Reuter): New 125cc world champion Valentino Rossi, slightly hurt in a car crash on the weekend, faced medical checks yesterday to see whether he was fit to race in the Indonesian Grand Prix on Sunday.

The accident happened after a celebration in Tavullia, Italy, held in Rossi's honor Saturday night when a car driven by the father of a teammate hit a lamppost.

Rossi was taken to hospital but doctors said he had only very slight head injuries.

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