Overview
- During Round 2 of the FIA CODASUR South American Rally Championship on Sunday in Mina Clavero, a Volkswagen Polo R5 driven by Didier Arias with co-driver Héctor Núñez struck an embankment and rolled into a spectator area, killing one person and injuring two.
- Organisers halted Rally Sudamericano Mina Clavero and said the event is suspended indefinitely after emergency and police crews responded on site.
- The FIA issued condolences and said it will support Automóvil Club Argentino, CODASUR, and local authorities in a full investigation.
- Arias and Núñez were reported unharmed, while widely shared video shows the car tumbling into the crowd with differing accounts of how many times it rolled.
- A separate fatal crash at Germany's Nürburgring the day before has sharpened concern about spectator safety at high-speed racing events.