BarcelonaCorbera de Llobregat driver Laia Sanz has suffered a serious accident at kilometer 28 of the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally. The car was wrecked, but she and her co-driver, Italian Maurizio Gerini, escaped unharmed. As explained by the organization, the Astara, the vehicle he is driving, has made several bell turns and has been wrecked. The organization itself is the one that has confirmed that both Sanz and Gerini have emerged unharmed from the horrific accident.
Now it remains to be seen if the car can be repaired – the Dakar gives a margin of three days to rejoin the competition – or if, on the other hand, Sanz is forced to leave the competition. It is the thirteenth time that the Catalan pilot has taken part in one of the most recognized and toughest tests in the motor world, and it is just the second edition that she has competed in the car category, since she had done it on a motorcycle in the previous eleven . So far he has always finished the test. In the general classification, Sanz was 7 h 53 min 51 s behind the leader, Qatar’s Nasser al-Attiyah (Toyota).
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