Brumbies forward Shawn Mackay is in a coma in a Durban hospital after being hit by a car in the South African city in the wake of the team's loss to the Sharks.
Mackay was apparently struck by the vehicle while trying to get into a taxi early yesteday morning.
The 26-year-old is in an induced coma in St Augustine's Hospital after being admitted to the intensive care unit with serious head and leg injuries.
South African website News24 reported there are fears that Mackay may be paralysed after suffering a vertebra injury along with multiple face and leg fractures.
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