Horror moment car flies through air in terrifying crash as race suspended and driver rushed to hospital

THIS is the horrifying moment when a SuperGT car flew through the air and crashed mid-race. Driver Igor Fraga’s vehicle went airborne for FOUR SECONDS just five laps into the Fuji GT 300km. Igor Fraga crashed at the Fuji GT 300km Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky His car was clipped by another driver and went airborne Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky The Japanese-Brazilian flipped and flew for four seconds Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky The vehicle landed on its roof and hit the side Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky And he was taken to hospital following the terrifying accident. The Japanese-Brazilian spun on the track after a collision with two other drivers before his car took off. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! As other racers continued at full speed, Fraga’s Nakajima Racing car landed on its roof, rolled over, hit the side, and then flipped. It continued to slide after landing with the wheels falling off and bits of the body ripped apart. The race was immediately stopped as cars drove past near the starting line. It had already been operating under safety car conditions due to a wet track. The ground was soaked after pre-race rain – but things got better before Fraga’s shocking accident. He hit Akimasa Takaboshi as the two battled it out for a position. Most read in Sport He skidded along the track Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky The race was stopped immediately Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky Fraga was sent to hospital Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky And Fraga’s car was sent up after Takaboshi’s attempted overtake. Remarkably, Fraga escaped without any serious injuries. Drivers could be seen talking about the incident as Takaboshi and Bertrand Baguette chatted. Baguette had been next to Takaboshi and knocked him before the impact with Fraga as the cars accelerated down a straight. He later wrote online: “First of all, I’m relieved to know that Igor is okay after such a scary crash and that nobody else was injured. “I was moving to the right-hand side of the track when I was surprised by car #23 slowing down to avoid overtaking car #64 before the line. He didn’t suffer any major injuries Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky Bertrand Baguette apologised for his part in the incident Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky Some of the wheels fell off the car Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky No other cars were damaged Credit: X formerly Twitter / @nyu_wakky “I’m not blaming anyone else. The responsibility is mine: I should have left more margin before changing my line. “I never intended to cause such a serious crash. “I sincerely apologise to Igor, Nakajima Racing, NISMO, Team Impul and all the fans. We’ll come back stronger.” Comment now