Career
On January 7, 2010 near Antofagasta, Chile, Manca was involved in a serious accident. He was approximately 10 km (62 mi) into the sixth stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally while riding his KTM. He suffered a brain contusion in the accident, and was transferred by helicopter to Hospital del Cobre Doctor Salvador Allende Gossens in Calama, Chile, before being transferred to the neuro-surgical unit of Clínica de la Mutual de Seguridad in Santiago, Chile. Manca was placed in an induced coma and on a ventilator.
By January 15, 2010, Manca was breathing on his own and speaking with family members.
