VIDEO: Casey Stoner breaks arm and leg as first race since 2012 ends in spectacular crash

It could have been so much worse

Casey Stoner is widely regarded as one of the best Moto GP riders of all time, but he must be thanking his lucky starts today after an incredible crash at Suzuka. The Aussie was competing in a race for the first time since 2012 in the Suzuka 8 Hours when he smashed into a tyre barrier and managed to crawl away from the accident. He had just taken over from his Honda team-mate before the end of the first hour and was leading the race when the accident occurred. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEq47ZeZwZM Stoner was seriously hurt and explained the nature of his injuries and the cause of the accident in a tweet after the race https://twitter.com/Official_CS27/status/625165979677364225 https://twitter.com/Official_CS27/status/625169113174794241