"Road to recovery": Jett Buckley's health update
The son of AFL legend Nathan Buckley says he's on the mend after a serious karting crash landed him in hospital.
Jett Buckley, 15, was at a racing circuit in Melbourne when he crashed during a practice session, as the teenager suffered a torn kidney and liver and a snapped clavicle.
“I was thrown from the kart down an embankment landing on the tarmac with the kart landing on top of me,” he said, adding he was “OK” despite the scary ordeal.
According to a witness and friend who helped, Jett fell about 2m to another part of the track before the kart landed.
He was taken to Royal Children’s Hospital but has since been released and is recovering at home.
“I’m home. I’m well and I’m on the road to recovery,” Jett said in an update on Thursday.
“Like all sports, karting has its dangerous elements but we follow a set of strict protocols before every practice session and every race.”
Jett stressed the crash was an accident and would not stop him from getting back on the track.
“It’s these protocols (including the safety gear I wear like a 2nd skin) that protected me and that will have me up and about in quick time,” he said.
“Upon reflection over the last 48 hours there is no doubt that I love this sport more than anything. I cannot wait to get back into my kart!”
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