Malayali rider Harith Noah, who survived a major crash during the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, has successfully undergone surgery. He took to social media to say that he is feeling better after the procedure.

The 32-year-old met with the accident near the end of the first stage of the desert race, considered one of the toughest in the world. He broke three vertebrae and a rib.

"I crashed near the end of Stage 1 and broke my T5, T6 and T8 vertebrae and a rib. After a week of waiting in Saudi, I made it to Hamburg and have now undergone surgery," he said in a social media post.

The Shoranur native said his focus now is on recovery and the future. "For now, I am just looking at what's in front of me," he said. "I'm feeling a little better today. It feels like I let a lot of people down, including myself. This isn't the end," he added.

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Harith is the best endurance rider in India. Last year, Harith had crashed out in the prologue stage with a wrist fracture that required surgery. 

The five-time National Supercross winner has had setbacks at Dakar in the past, too. He suffered a spine injury in one of the editions, but always made remarkable comebacks.

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Dakar is widely regarded as the world's toughest motorsport event covering 8,000 km across dunes and rocky terrain between January 3 and 17.

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