Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes has been seriously injured after his car was struck by a train in Raymond, Ill., at about 10:45 a.m. on Friday morning.
The accident was made public by UFC President Dana White, as he informed ESPN.com shortly after.
According to White, Hughes approached a “railroad grade crossing marked with crossbucks” in a pickup truck. The truck crossed the tracks “directly in front of a train and the train struck the passenger side of the truck.”
HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill. took to Facebook to release a statement on Hughes’ state and also made it clear that, “Hughes’ family asks that you respect their privacy during this difficult time.