- A member of the Erebus team was reportedly taken to hospital
- He was celebrating the team’s Bathurst 1000 race on Sunday.
A bizarre update has emerged following claims that an engineer from the team that won the Bathurst 1000 was attacked and hospitalized after the race.
Erebus driver Brodie Kostecki took his first victory on Sunday at Mount Panorama, beating rival Broc Heeney in the six-hour marathon.
But after the annual event ugly allegations emerged, with Kostecki claiming that a member of his crew had been taken to hospital after being assaulted while celebrating the victory.
“It was a pretty good night with the team,” the driver said. “Unfortunately, we had a small incident when one of our crew members went to the hospital and was attacked.”
When pressed for details about the incident, he said: ‘Unfortunately, one of our crew members was attacked last night.
“It’s quite disappointing and kind of spoiled the evening.
Bizarre CCTV footage (pictured) has emerged following claims that an engineer from the winning Bathurst 1000 team was attacked after Sunday’s race.
Footage appears to show the engineer hitting himself as he walks down a Bathurst street while celebrating victory.
The man was followed by a woman (right) in the footage, which showed him appearing to collapse on the sidewalk in front of her (top left).
“We wish Sam all the best and hope he makes a quick recovery, along with his partner.”
Several crew members were celebrating at the Oxford hotel after the victory, and the alleged incident occurred around 4:15 a.m. on Monday, according to Sky News.
NSW Police issued a statement saying they were investigating the reports, but have since stated they were “confident” the man had not been assaulted after viewing CCTV footage.
The vision shows a man appearing to walk down William Street in Bathurst, accompanied by a woman.
He appears to hit his head several times with his hands before falling to the ground in front of the woman..
“Police said that while they are still finalizing their investigation, they remain confident there was no attack,” Seven News reported.
“Police have confirmed that the man is out of hospital.”
The development comes after the Australian Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) launched an investigation into a plane that crashed into a wall on the runway while presenting the trophy on Sunday.
After winning at Mount Panorama, Kostecki (left) claimed that the Erebus team member was taken to the hospital.
After landing, the Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 aircraft appeared to turn left towards a grassy area to the left of the runway, before turning right towards a concrete wall.
As the plane approached the wall, the pilot was seen on Fox Motorsport’s live coverage of the event moving the nose of the craft away from the barrier.
In the process, the tail of the ship rotated and made contact with the wall and some debris was seen falling from the plane.
On Tuesday, the ATSB had deemed the moment a “serious incident”, before revealing that the organization will interview the pilot and publish a report on whether the incident raised any critical safety issues.