Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes was airlifted for medical treatment from the site of an accident on Friday after his truck collided with a train in Illinois.
According to numerous reports, Hughes was the person injured in the accident when his truck was struck by a moving train around 10:30 a.m. this morning.
UFC president Dana White later confirmed that Hughes had suffered head injuries before being airlifted to a local medical facility for treatment.
“Apparently he has head trauma,” White told ESPN. “His family is traveling to him now.”
Illnois State Police told the State-Journal Review that Hughes crossed the railroad tracks directly in front of the moving train where it was struck on the passenger side of the vehicle.