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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.
Three drivers died in the intervening years while driving former Formula One cars (two from the 1960s, one from the 1990s) in vintage racing and other events not associated with World Championship Grands Prix. [12] [13] [14] Two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practising in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Senna in 1994 ...
22 drivers have died while competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, held at Circuit de la Sarthe, half of which occurred at the Mulsanne Straight.. This is a list of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, or in pre-race testing or practice sessions in preparation of the event.
A staggering 83 people died when Pierre Levegh's Mercedes 300 SLR broke up into the spectator stands at Le Mans 1955 and Robert Bull saw it all.
A tire failure caused the car to crash into the wall and vault over the fence: died of a blood clot in the brain two days later [167] Tommy Druar (USA) 1989-06-10 Stock car Chevrolet Cavalier: NASCAR Modified Lancaster Speedway 30-lap NASCAR Modified race Race Crash - jumped wheels with another car - hit wall driver's side first [168]
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.
Winston Racing Series: The 51-year-old driver struck a wall, having had a heart attack, of which he died on July 11, 1993, the next day. [124] Ron Biellier (USA) [125] July 15, 1994 Speedway USA (Bolivar, Missouri) Race Winston Racing Series (Late Model Stock) The 45-year-old businessman brushed a wall but died of a heart attack. [125]
Machakos bus crash [153] Machakos, Kenya 94 8 June 1999 Karnataka bus crash [154] Karnataka, India 90 15 November 1976 Mafeteng bus crash: Mafeteng, Lesotho 90 29 June 1980 Kashmir bus crash [145] Kashmir, India 90 24 June 2004 Zahedan bus crash [155] Zahedan, Iran 90+ 14 December 2021 Cap-Haïtien tanker explosion [156] Cap-Haïtien, Haiti 81 ...