A PHOTOGRAPHER was rushed to hospital after being hit by flying debris following the horror crash at the Monaco Grand Prix.
During Sunday's Formula One race in Monte Carlo, three cars were involved in a shocking first-lap pile up.
Red Bull driver Sergio Perez was tagged by Haas driver Kevin Magnussen on the inside of the track when heading up the Beau Rivage on the way to turn two.
The shocking 160mph crash saw Perez's rear right wheel clipped by Magnussen before he violently spun to the right and into the wall before the momentum took him further up the track.
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Fellow Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg was then caught up in the madness as Perez's car caught him and sent him spinning around.
The track was left covered in debris in the aftermath, while Perez's car was left without any of it's wheels and only the monocoque left intact.
It's magnitude was so potent that debris spilled over the top of the safety barriers, leading to a lengthy delay as the barriers were repaired.
The drivers miraculously escaped with no injuries, but one F1 photographer was caught by debris.
A picture after the crash showed one person in a hunch on the floor by the track with debris littered around them.
One Italian photographer was taken to hospital over fears of a possible injury.
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Fortunately, they were later released with the FIA confirming the photographer had not suffered any "open wounds".
The photographer then returned to the circuit and was able to resume his duties.
Stewards deemed there to be no investigation necessary for the crash, judging it to be a racing incident which ensured no driver received a punishment for their involvement.
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Charles Leclerc eventually took first place in his home race, ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz.
However, the race was slammed for being a procession, with even Max Verstappen, who came sixth, joking that he has "wished he'd brought his pillow".
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