"Dakar Rally Tragedy: Spanish Rider Carles Falcón Dies in Motorcycle Crash"
Spanish motorcycle rider Carles Falcon has tragically passed away after sustaining severe injuries from a crash during the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. Falcon, 45, had been in an induced coma since the incident on Jan. 7 and his team confirmed that the neurological damage caused by the cardiorespiratory arrest at the time of the accident was irreversible. The 46th edition of the rally, which began in 1978, is being held in Saudi Arabia for the fifth time and spans over 4,903 miles.