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The list of fatal World Rally Championship accidents consists of drivers and co-drivers who have died at FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) rallies. The list also includes fatal accidents in the International Championship for Manufacturers (IMC), the predecessor to the World Rally Championship, which was contested from 1970 to 1972.
Date of accident Event Country Car During Marc Dinh Driver 1974 New Caledonian Safari New Caledonia Toyota Celica: Reconnaissance David Batty Driver 30 May 1981 Rally of Southland - New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Toyota Corolla: Rally Lincoln Harding Co-driver 21 April 1990 Rally of Clare - South Australia Rally Championship Australia
Lost control of the car and crashed into a bus, splitting the car in half [186] Milan Facek (CZE) 1986-08-03 Rally car Lada VFTS: European Rally Championship Rally Vida: XVI Rally Vida Rally Lost control and hit a tree [187] Frank Facenda (USA) 1947-09-12 Midget car Seekonk Speedway Race Overturned and spun into a rail [188] Luigi Fagioli (ITA)
It overturned several times in the Libyan desert of Sabah just a few kilometers before the end of the fifth stage of the rally. The impact of the crash caused the roll-bar of the car to collapse and both the occupants were crushed and killed at the scene. [7] [22] 13 Gilles Lalay: 7 January 1992 Lumonbo, Congo-Brazzaville: Francaville—Pointe ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say they are investigating an apparent gunfight at an off-road vehicle rally in Mexico’s Baja California state that left 10 people dead and another 10 wounded.
The 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe, France.Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more.
Road accident Guilbert was making his way to the circuit during the morning of the race in his Ravel, a car designed by Louis Ravel , the brother of the composer Maurice Ravel. His car was struck head-on by a van traveling at high speed on the wrong side of the road. Both vehicles had to be dragged away in order to clear the road.
An RV infamously decked out in MAGA and pro-Donald Trump signs has been left a wreck after it crashed into a utility pole while en route to a rally in support of the former president.. The crash ...