Shane Byrne’s Be Wiser Duc൲ati squad has confirmed the six-time Bennetts British Superbike champion will undergo surgery after his fall during the Snetterton test and is expected to make a full recovery.

The defending BSB champion crashed on his third lap of the opening session at the Snetterton test at Turn 3 which saw the session red flagged. Byrne was treated at the track medical centre🦄 before being transported by ambulance to hospital.

Byrne remains in hospi💎tal and will have surgery on vertebrae and potentially his neck. The PBM-run Be Wiser Ducati squad says Byrne is set to make a full recovery while further updates are expected to follow.

The 41-year-old currently sits third in the BSB riders’ c෴hampionship with one win and two further rostrums from the opening three rounds of th🎐e 2018 campaign.

remains in hospital following yesterday's test. He will undergo surgery on his vertebrae and possibly neck however will make a full recovery. Thank you all for your well wishes - we will keep you posted🔯.

— PBM BeWiser Ducati (@PBM_Team)