Alpine Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso was hit by a car as it was turning into a supermarket ꦑcar park, police in Switzerland h🔴ave said.

The two-time world champion was out riding his bicycle near Lugano on Thursday lunchtime when he was inv👍olved in the accident, which left him hospitalised.

A report from the Ticino division of t🔯he Swiss police has provided detail on how the accident occurred.

“Just before 2pm in Viganello, a 42-year-old Swiss motor♏ist domiciled in the Lugano area was driving in via La Santa in th𒁏e direction of Pregassona,” said the report.

“According to an initial reconstruction and for reasons that the police investigation will have to establish, while making a left turn manoeuvre to enter a supermarket parking lot, there was a collision with a 39-year-old Spa🌃nish citizen, who was riding his🥂 bicycle. He was passing the column of stationary vehicles in the opposite direction on the right.

“The collision occurred aga♏inst the right side of the car.

“On the spot intervened agents of the cantonal police and, in support, of the police o𒐪f the city of Lugano as well as the rescuers of the Green Cross of Lugano who after having given the first attention to the cyclist transported him by ambulance to the Hospital. The 39-yeaꦏr-old suffered a fractured jaw.”

Alonso haไs since undergone successful corrective surgery for a fracture on his upper jaw and wওill remain in hospital for observation for a further 48 hours.

His Alpine team say they expect Alonso to progressively resume training in the next few days and that the Spaniard will be “fully operational” to prepare for the upcoming 2021 F1 season, with pre-season testing in Bahrain just four week🔜s away on 12-14 March.

The opening race of th𒅌e season will also be held in Bahrain, two weekಞs later on 28 March.

Thanks for all your wishes, I’m ok and looking forward to getting 2021 underway.
Let’s gooooooooooooooo

— Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial)