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Virginia Berasategui finished third in Kona. Photo: Jay Prasuhn
Photo: Jay Prasuhn

According to the website Eitb.com, Basque triathlete Virginia Berasategui was involved in a car accident in Mallorca on Monday, Feb. 15. Berasategui is an up and coming long-distance triathlete with a 2009 victory at the Wildflower triathlon and a third place finish at the 2009 Ironman World Championship on her resume.

Berasategui’s injuries are said to include cuts and contusions to her face and three knocked out teeth.

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