Ghostwalker Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Swedish rider Kenny Olssson has been taken to hostpital after a very bad crash in tonight's meeting between vargarna and valsarna in the Swedish Allsvenskan league. First reports says deep unconsciousness and heavy head injuries but working respiratory and heart. links (all in swedish): http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=...096&lpos=lasMer http://www.nt.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?articleid=609513 http://aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,1089188,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jacques Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Swedish rider Kenny Olssson has been taken to hostpital after a very bad crash in tonight's meeting between vargarna and valsarna in the Swedish Allsvenskan league. First reports says deep unconsciousness and heavy head injuries but working respiratory and heart. links (all in swedish): http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=...096&lpos=lasMer http://www.nt.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?articleid=609513 http://aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,1089188,00.html <{POST_SNAPBACK}> not another one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Very sad to hear of another crash resulting in serious injury. Thanks for letting us know. If anyone can give us the gist of what it says on those links we'd (sure I can speak for everyone) appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matousek Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 How awfull, hope all goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Addison Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 After hearing about Garry Stead's condition today and seeing Tai Woffindens crash last night, this is all getting too much to take in. Please keep us updated. Very worrying times in the speedway family. Best wishes and thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=...096&lpos=lasMer Horrifying speedway accident in Norrköping A horrifying accident occured tonight in the Allsvenskan league meeting between Vargarna and Valsarna in Norrköping. Home rider Kenny Olsson got squeezed by an opposition rider and ran into the safety fence head first. He immedliatly received CPR from paramedics and was transported by ambulance to hospital. The latest information is that Olsson has suffered severe head injuries. Vargarna chairwoman Thina Johansson confirms to TT (news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå) that is was "a very serious accident". -It was an accident and he had bad luck. *-*-* http://www.nt.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?articleid=609513 Vargarna rider seriously injured Vargarna rider Kenny Olsson was seriously injured in an accident in tonight's meeting. According to information given to NT (local paper Norrköpings Tidningar) he was injured after crashing into the safety fence. He was brought to hospital by ambulance. According to information received from the hospital he has severe head injuries and has been given help breathing. Vargarna chairwoman Thina Johansson confirms to TT (news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå) that is was "a very serious accident". -For now I have no other comments than that. It was in the seventh heat that the crash occured, according to Vargarna's clerk of the course Jonny Boström. TT: Was it two riders that collided? -Well, it was actually three riders and one of them was close to the fence. The meeting has been abandoned since half an hour ago. We will remain here and wait to see if we can get any information about his status, he says. TT: Did you see the accident happen? Yes, unfortunately. But I don't want to talk about in, he says. KEEP FIGHTING KENNY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century heathen Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Thanks for the translation Anders. My very best wishes for a full recovery go out to Olsson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Witch Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 All these injuries are getting very difficult to handle. My thoughts are with Kenny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 So sorry to hear about Kenny Olsson . It's worse when it's one of your own - get well soon Kenny . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 ... this is all getting too much to take in... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> All these injuries are getting very difficult to handle... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ... It's worse when it's one of your own - get well soon Kenny . <{POST_SNAPBACK}> All so true... In the last 6 weeks we've had Kryzaniak, Johansson, Stead, Matula and now Olsson. Before that we already got Loram... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Thanks for the translation Anders. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Echo that many thanks for the translation Anders x Special wishes to Kenny and his family for a speedy and comfortable recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-s-p Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 This is not looking good...This is saying (updated today) that he's in a life support machine and his heart and lungs are not working. He is in a coma and has life threatening injuries. It looks like they will do some kind of operation to ... ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarabanko Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Fight Kenny fight!! So sad... Just why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 (edited) we can only hope that Kenny's case will develop in the same way as it did for Ales Dryml last year. He too was in deep coma but suddenly he opened his eyes Edited June 8, 2007 by Ghostwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbj Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Our thoughts are with kenny and family at this very difficult time but im sur the guy's a fighter and will pull through. Thanks to Anders for the translating of the reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selwynio Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I have just had a call from a friend to let me know of the current situation, and i hope Kenny proves everyone wrong, but the awful news that i have just been given is that Kennys family have been informed that the situation is hopeless and that the machines that are keeping him alive will be turned off today. He is not expected to live. This really is a bad time in our sport right now. God bless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jamie Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 thanks to Anders for the translations very best wishes to Kenny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwalker Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 i'm afraid i have very sad news. The headline for a new article in Aftonbladet says "min son är hjärndöd" which means "My son is braindead". "my son is brain dead, the doctors gave me the news at lunch time" says Kenny's father to aftonbladet. "kenny is only alive thanks to the respirator". http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/...1089870,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Schumi Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Such sad news, and I can only offer my sympathies. Somehow it doesn't quite seem enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 This is just terrible news for the speedway world.Particularly everyone in Sweden.The issue of air fences has to be pushed through.I know some in sweden have been saying it is too expensive,but that to me is crazy. My thoughts are with Kenny and all who are close to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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