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Former F1 driver says Bangkok injury ‘an accident, not assault’

Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiwphan, spokesman for the Royal Thai Police, visits former Formula 1 driver Mika Salo at Police General Hospital in Bangkok on Tuesday, a week after an incident that the Finn now says was an accident and not an assault. (Photo: FM91 Trafficpro)

The saga of former Formula 1 driver Mika Salo’s leg injury has taken a dramatic turn after the Finnish racing coach told Bangkok police the incident was an accident and not an assault.

A week after he sustained a nasty cut that required 28 stitches — giving rise to some alarming headlines in Finland and elsewhere — Thai police got to hear his story in person on Tuesday.

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