CANBERRA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Formula One driver Mark Webber was hit by a car during a charity event in Tasmania, Australia.

    Tasmania Police Sergeant Jon Ford said Webber suffered "serious but non-life threatening injuries" after having collided with a four-wheel car.

    The incident occurred while the Red Bull driver cycling near the historic convict town of Port Arthur in his own charity event, the Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge, a 250km event using mountain bikes, kayaks and trekking.

    "He was attended at the scene by paramedics attached to the event before being airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital," Ford added.

    The male driver of the vehicle escaped injury but no further details were known about the motorist, said Ford.