Luca Manca (born c. 1980[1]) is an Italian motorcycle racer who competes in rally raid events.
[3] On 7 January 2010, near Antofagasta, Chile, Manca was involved in a serious accident.
He was approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) into the sixth stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally while riding his KTM.
He suffered a brain contusion in the accident, and was transferred by helicopter to Hospital del Cobre Dr. Salvador Allende Gossens in Calama, Chile, before being transferred to the neuro-surgical unit of Clínica de la Mutual de Seguridad in Santiago, Chile.
[4] This came a day after Manca had generously surrendered his rear wheel to defending champion Marc Coma when his fellow KTM rider's tire burst.