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Spectator Killed as CODASUR Rally Crash Halts Mina Clavero Event

The FIA pledged support for an investigation by Argentine organizers with local authorities.

Overview

  • Round 2 of the FIA's South American Rally Championship in Mina Clavero, Argentina, left one spectator dead and two injured, the FIA said.
  • The Volkswagen Polo R5 of driver Didier Arias and co-driver Héctor Núñez clipped an embankment and rolled into a spectator area.
  • Organizers stopped the event and declared it definitively suspended, and they reported Arias and Núñez were unhurt.
  • Officials said safety protocols began at once as emergency medical and police rescue teams treated the injured.
  • The weekend also saw a separate fatal crash at Germany's Nürburgring, adding to renewed scrutiny of spectator safety in motorsport.