PHOTOS VIDEO Bachelorette’s Arie Luyendyk Jr. hospitalized after truck crash in TORC off road race

Racer and The Bachelorette alum Arie Luyendyk, Jr. was seriously injured in a violent crash during Saturday’s opening race of The Off Road Challenge (TORC) series in Primm, Nevada. Luyendyk was running in fourth place when his truck got turned causing him to flip multiple times before coming to a stop on all four wheels. Paramedics were quickly on the scene and Arie was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for a broken collarbone and other injuries.

Here’s a video of the violent crash. It should skip to just before it happened, but if not, then you can fast forward to the 2:39:00 mark:

Arie’s Twitter account shared the photo at the top of this post showing him giving a thumbs up as he was being placed in an ambulance. It included the caption, “Still here at the hospital just want to thank the @TORCOffRoad safety crew for getting out safely. #morphinetweet”

Arie later tweeted, “Going to be okay.. Possible surgery to fix my clavicle but my neck and back are okay. Be back soon, everyone loves a good comeback story.”

Arie’s dad, famed racer Arie Luyendyk Sr., was also updating fans via Twitter after the wreck:

Big roll over crash….@ariejr in hospital now cat scan, X-ray’s process now he’s awake after in and out after accident, broken collarbone

Thanks for everyone being concerned, @ariejr is doing ok waiting for results but so far only broken collarbone and broken spirits

Here’s a photo of Arie’s truck in mid-air during the crash:

@ariejr went for a wild ride yesterday in his Pro 2 at the @TORCOffRoad race. Get better soon! pic.twitter.com/iOSdIlyoJc

— Jason Zindroski (@highrevphoto) April 6, 2014

Arie’s PR and sponsor relations rep Kerrie (@CNDGirlinCali) was with him throughout the ordeal and provided concerned fans with the most updates:

En route to hospital. @ariejr is alert. Please keep him in your thoughts. He’s a fighter and is hanging in there.

Here with @ariejr & he’s doing alright. Broken collarbone & awaiting further results, already planning his comeback. #GUNKtough Thank you for the outpouring of support TeamArie. @TORCOffRoad @GUNK The concern you’ve shown is a testament to who @ariejr is. #family

@ariejr We’ll be back in NO TIME! #GUNKtough ComingInHot #percocettweet

Our crew is AMAZING. Just stopped at the hauler to pick up a few things and the team is JUST wrapping up! Best. Team. Ever. #TeamArie

Goodnight world. Tomorrow, the comeback begins!

Hey @GUNK, while at the ER @ariejr was joking that all he needed was a little @motormedic & @LiquidWrench & he’d be good to go! #GUNKtough

A HUGE thank you to @El_Meisel @Moutdors & @GUNK for all your support for @ariejr. We’re so grateful to be a part of TeamGunk! #GUNKtough

A huge thank you to @TORCOffRoad for their support of @ariejr! Every single person I’ve worked with has been tremendously kind & helpful.

@dustinmartin12 I always say it about Arie & it’s true about you too. You’re as good as they come. He’s lucky to have you by his side. #bros

And less than an hour ago Kerrie shared this next photo of Arie back at the track with his arm in a sling and wrote, “Nothing will keep @ariejr down. Already back at the @TORCOffRoad track and on the road to recovery. #GUNKtough”

And another:

.ariejr already talking about improved seats with @JaritJohnson #RoadToRecovery pic.twitter.com/eornXDF6QZ

— (@CNDGirlinCali) April 6, 2014

So great to see Arie up on his feet and back at the track! Thanks so much to Kerrie for keeping us in the loop on how he’s doing! be sure to follow her on Twitter for Arie’s comeback story as it happens. 🙂

Here’s a photo of the truck being carted away afterward:

Not the way we were hoping finish the race @GUNK #wewillgetthemnexttime pic.twitter.com/MxEhHRJ5xi

— Marshal (@Moutdors) April 6, 2014

And here are some photos of Arie’s wreck posted on Facebook by Dave DesMarais:

Terrifying!

(H/T to The Ashley)