Tech3 Moto3 rider Deniz Oncu and twin brother 🐻Can were both fortunate to escape serious injury in a major road traffic accident in Turkey.

The pair, plus a friend who was driving, were all sitting in the fr🧜ont of a van as they made their way to a training session at Kenan Sofuoglu's track when they were hit head-on by a lorry travelling in the opposite direction that appears to have 🐲crossed into their lane.

Although the van was practically destroyed, none of the trio suffered serious harm and while Kawasaki Puccetti WSS rider (and former Mo🍸to3 race winner) Can suffered deep cuts to his right arm, all were discharged from hospital within a few hours and are now recuperating at Sofuoglu’s home.

"I was informed by Kenan immediately after the accident and a few h๊ours later I spoke wi💖th Can and saw him over a video call. It was a real miracle," said Can's team principal Manuel Puccetti.

"Our rider is calm now but shaken up about what happened of course. I 🃏was able to get a smile out of him by telling him that it’s as if he wo♔n a world championship today, and from April we will try to help him win another.

"It’s incredible that no one was hurt. The van was destroyed in the impact with a lorry that w💝as travelling in the opposite direction, but that inv🍸aded the lane the brothers and their friend were in.

"A bad episode that will luckily sort itself out🐈 with just a few weeks of convalescence”.