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The young Spanish co-driver Laura Salvo, 21, died this Saturday morning after a screening in the first special of the Rallye Vidreiro Centro de Portugal – Marinha Grande, the organization confirmed.
“An exit from the road and a collision with the back of another injured runner in the same place, victimized the young athlete,” the 21-year-old, announced the organization on Facebook, which meanwhile decided to cancel the race.
“Unfortunately we have to report a death in our rally. The competitor Laura Salvo, who competed as a navigator in the Peugeot Rally Cup Iberica, suffered an accident at the beginning of the first stage, eventually dying,” said the president of the Clube Automóvel da Marinha Grande , Nuno Pinto, in the LiveStream of the competition.
Version confirmed by the commander of the Marinha Grande Volunteer Firefighters, Vítor Graça. “The vehicle got lost about 500/600 meters after starting the first section, when it hit a pine tree. The victim was jailed and the aid media responded. almost immediately, since they were very close, “he said, in statements to the Lusa agency.
When she was released, the victim was in cardiorespiratory arrest. “The resuscitation maneuvers began successfully. The INEM helicopter was activated [Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica] and the victim was transported, already stabilized and intubated, to the air landing zone, about 200/300 meters from the place where he was ”, but death would be declared at 11:15, revealed Vítor Graça.
The helicopter landed at 11 a.m., but was no longer carrying the victim, said the commander of the Marinha Grande Volunteer Firefighters.
“On my behalf, and on behalf of the Clube Automóvel da Marinha Grande, I publicly address my feelings to the victim’s entire family, friends and team,” adds Nuno Pinto, in the same statement.
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