Car blast at Dakar Rally. The French rider and president of the Orleans Club had to undergo surgery

DAKAR 2022: French pilot Philippe Boutron was seriously injured in the leg after an explosive device exploded under his team’s assistance vehicle in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Franceinfo / L’Équipe). #Dakar2022 pic.twitter.com/GSieqT1b5h

– French Info (@InfosFrancaises) January 1, 2022

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According to the organizers of the prestigious event, he will move to his homeland as soon as possible. According to the AFP agency, the Frenchman’s car exploded, which was not an incident in the competition itself. Another five people in the car escaped from the accident without injury.

According to race director David Castera, Boutron, also president of the French league’s Orleans three-league football club, planned to finish his ninth Dakar Rally.

The explosion was immediately investigated by the local police, but she said it was not a criminal offense.

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