‘Samson Rally Utena’ has been canceled after a tragic accident

Rally “Samsonas Rally Utena”, which was the last stage of the Latvian Rally Championship, started with the first five stages on Friday. Athletes had to complete three gravel stages and two city speed stages in the dark on Friday.

Unfortunately, the Latvian Kristaps Telle/Kaspars Grīva team had an accident at high speed on the city stage. The car ran off the road and into the audience. A large number of medical and police units arrived at the scene of the accident.

According to the Lithuanian media, “People reported that the accident happened in a sharp bend. The grass rolls, on which the direction sign was marked, were knocked down by other cars, and the Latvian team probably did not notice that them there. foot and hit the crowd.

According to the organizers of the rally, “At 21:47 in the fourth stage, the team ran off the line due to unforeseen reasons, and as a result several people were injured. We are sorry to report that one person was fatally injured at the scene. Everyone else is receiving the necessary medical care.”

“The rally competition has been canceled by the decision of the Board of Sports Commissioners. The Lithuanian Motor Sports Federation is continuing the investigation of this incident.”

“The whole rally community and the organizers send their deepest condolences to the relatives of the deceased and the victims of this tragic event. We wish the victims a speedy recovery.”