PARIS, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The F1 world champion Michael Schumacher is in a critical condition after being injured Sunday morning in a fall skiing in the Alps, southeast France, local channel BFM reported, citing the RMC Sport as the source.
The 44-year-old German F1 world champion suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was in a "sever head coma" when he was tranferred to the University Hospital Center of Grenoble at the mid-day after the accident.
The hospital said in a statement that the German driver "required an immediate neurosurgical operation."
The tradgy occurred when Schumacher was skiing on a helmet in Meribel resort, he fell sharply and hit a rock with his head.
He was immediately transported by helicopter to hospital in Moutiers, Savoie, before being moved to the hospital in Grenoble.
Urgences is seen in front of the Grenoble hospital where seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher is being treated for a head injury sustained in a ski accident in Meribel, France, on Dec. 29, 2013.(Xinhua/AP)
