An accident with 13 injured spectators has overshadowed the prologue to Dakar Rally in Argentina. The Mini Cooper of the Chinese pilot Guo Meiling came in Arrecifes off the track and crashed into a group of fans, as the organizers announced.
At least three injured spectators were after the accident in critical condition, reported the official news agency Telam, citing firefighters. In ten other injuries were not as severe. All injured – eight adults and five minors -. Had been taken to a hospital
“Was it from a party to hell”
“From one second to the other, it was supported by a Party to hell, “said the Argentine racing driver and a witness of the accident, Agustín Canapino, on the radio.
“The pilot jumped and the impact it has lost control of the car and crashed into the people. It was a nightmare.”
The organizers broke the prologue from then even before the trucks were able to extend the grid positions for the first leg on Sunday from Rosario to Villa Carlos Paz. It was the first time since 2005 in Spain, that again a prologue was run for the Dakar Rally.
A total of over 13 sections
In the category Car won the Dutchman Bernhard Ten Brinke and his Belgian co-driver Tom Colsoul in Toyota. For motorcyclists Spaniard Joan Barreda the (Honda) and Ruben Faria won the Portuguese (Husqvarna). Among the Quad-pilots, the Chilean Ignacio Casale sat (Yamaha) by.
The output 38 of the Dakar Rally is a total of 13 sections and 9,000 kilometers through Argentina and Bolivia up to Rosario. Overall, 560 participants compete in 347 vehicles on the route: 136 motorcycles, 111 cars, 55 trucks and 45 quads. Since 2009, the Dakar will be held in South America.
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