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Dodelijk ongeval en de race is stopgezet:
Gumball race stilgelegd na ongeval
vr 04/05/07 - De organisatoren van de Gumball race, de omstreden straatrace door Europa, hebben de wedstrijd stilgelegd na een dodelijk ongeval in Macedonië.
Twee Britten botsten met hun Porsche op de auto van een ouder echtpaar. De man kwam om, zijn vrouw raakte zwaargewond.
Na het ongeval probeerden de Britten met de wagen van een andere deelnemer uit Macedonië te vluchten. Maar ze werden aan de grens opgepakt.
Volgens ooggetuigen reed de Porsche bijna 200 kilometer per uur op het moment van het ongeval. De Gumball 3000 is een rally waarbij supersnelle auto's duizenden kilometers door Europa racen.
Gumball 3000 is very saddened to announce a road accident which occurred yesterday, May 2nd, involving a participating vehicle and a local vehicle in Macedonia. Exact details are still filtering through, but below are the facts as of midday May 3rd 2007 issued by the Macedonian authorities.
An adult Macedonian male aged 67 died in hospital from a heart attack following the incident where the two cars collided. The participants in the rally were held in custody last night with a preliminary court judgement expected today.
Organisers of the rally would like to express its deepest condolences to the family of the victim for this tragic accident.
Maximillion Cooper, founder of the Rally says: "It is with extreme sadness I have to make an announcement of this nature in the events nine year history. The event is organised with each local authorities support and permission, and drivers are under strict stipulation to abide by the laws and road regulations of the country they are driving through. It is extremely sad for this unfortunate accident to have occurred. I am informed that the incident was reported immediately by the drivers. Both drivers are extremely traumatised by this occurrence."
Dodelijk ongeval en de race is stopgezet:
Gumball race stilgelegd na ongeval
vr 04/05/07 - De organisatoren van de Gumball race, de omstreden straatrace door Europa, hebben de wedstrijd stilgelegd na een dodelijk ongeval in Macedonië.
Twee Britten botsten met hun Porsche op de auto van een ouder echtpaar. De man kwam om, zijn vrouw raakte zwaargewond.
Na het ongeval probeerden de Britten met de wagen van een andere deelnemer uit Macedonië te vluchten. Maar ze werden aan de grens opgepakt.
Volgens ooggetuigen reed de Porsche bijna 200 kilometer per uur op het moment van het ongeval. De Gumball 3000 is een rally waarbij supersnelle auto's duizenden kilometers door Europa racen.
Gumball 3000 is very saddened to announce a road accident which occurred yesterday, May 2nd, involving a participating vehicle and a local vehicle in Macedonia. Exact details are still filtering through, but below are the facts as of midday May 3rd 2007 issued by the Macedonian authorities.
An adult Macedonian male aged 67 died in hospital from a heart attack following the incident where the two cars collided. The participants in the rally were held in custody last night with a preliminary court judgement expected today.
Organisers of the rally would like to express its deepest condolences to the family of the victim for this tragic accident.
Maximillion Cooper, founder of the Rally says: "It is with extreme sadness I have to make an announcement of this nature in the events nine year history. The event is organised with each local authorities support and permission, and drivers are under strict stipulation to abide by the laws and road regulations of the country they are driving through. It is extremely sad for this unfortunate accident to have occurred. I am informed that the incident was reported immediately by the drivers. Both drivers are extremely traumatised by this occurrence."
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