TJ Lavin in Coma after Major BMX Crash, TMZ Reports

T.J. Lavin flips over his handle bars during the X Games at Piers 30 and 32 in San Francisco, California. (Getty)

BMX Star and MTV personality T.J. Lavin is in a medically induced coma after crashing his bike at an event in Las Vegas Thursday night, TMZ reports.

Lavin was competing in the Dew Tour event when he lost control of his bike going over a dirt ramp and hit the ground hard, TMZ reports.

Lavin, who hosted ten seasons of MTV's also has a video game named after him:

He is also the subject of the movie according to his website.

According to NESN.com, this video captures the accident: