F1 legend Prost suffers head injury in alleged robbery at Swiss home

Key Takeaways

• Police in Switzerland are investigating an alleged robbery that left four-time Formula One world champion Alain Prost injured during a home invasion.
• Swiss tabloid Blick reported late on Friday that the 71-year-old Prost sustained a head injury from intruders who forced his son to open a safe during the incident on Tuesday morning.
• “The perpetrators entered the residence while the occupants were present, threatened them, and forced one family member to open a safe before fleeing with the stolen goods,” the public prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
• “Despite the extensive search operation launched, the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended at this stage.” The police, who did not name the victim, said “several” balaclava-wearing intruders “broke into the house.
• Once inside, they threatened the occupants and inflicted minor head injuries upon one family member, under circumstances that remain to be established.