Death stops Snowman Rally

[paulmac2k9]

This morning on stage 1 a rally car collided with 2 spectators, one a 50 year old woman and the other an 8 year old boy. The woman was killed but the 8 year survived with serious, but not life threatening injuries. From what I have heard (From people who were there, friends and step dad) the spectators were attempting to walk to another part of the stage when a rally car zoomed around the corner. It tried to aviod them and in doing so rolled over, tumbling over the spectators.

The driver and co-driver were un-injured.

A few links:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21484373
http://www.maxrally.com/2013/02/16/snowman-rally-cancelled-following-spectator-fatality

The Snowman Rally, the opening round of the Scottish championship, has been cancelled after a spectator, a 50-year-old female, was killed on the opening stage this morning, according to reports.

It is understood a competing car rolled into spectators at a junction on the Glen Urquhart stage close to the village of Balnain, just west of Loch Ness, although no official confirmation has been forthcoming from event organisers, the Highland Car Club or the Northern Constabulary.

http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/News/Snowman-rally-cancelled-16022013.htm

It is sad to have such a thing happen, unfortunatly from what I can piece together the blame rests with the spectators. (Not that the driver won't be completely traumatised by this and most likely never rally again)

All the same R.I.P to the woman and I hope for a speedy recovery on the 8 year old.

 

[sonic378]

Isn't this aganist the AUP?
There's a sticky about it too.

 

[Northstar]

Read about this on Autosport earlier, very sad indeed.

Also sad that there isn't really anything that can make it safer from a spectator's standpoint.

Isn't this aganist the AUP?
There's a sticky about it too.

Only videos of fatal accidents are a no-no.

 

[funkyDucks]

http://bit.ly/XqbYCm
A very good blog on the bad journalism used after this terrible accident.

 

[Northstar]

http://bit.ly/XqbYCm
A very good blog on the bad journalism used after this terrible accident.

It's not bad journalism, in fact I have a hard time calling it journalism at all. It's sad that the people at The Onion(satirical news) do more research than most major new outlets these days.