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Laura Salvo was in a Peugeot with the pilot Miquel Socias, in the Marinha Grande tests.
The co-driver Laura Salvo, 21, died this Saturday in an accident during the official tests of the Rally Vidreiro 2020, in Marinha Grande. The navigator competed in a Peugeot car with the driver Miquel Socias.
The alert for the accident between vehicles in the race was given at 10 in the morning, forcing to activate the helicopter of the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM).
At the site there are 27 operations, supported by eight vehicles, firefighters and authorities.
According to the CM, there were two accidents in a short period of time. Two cars collide with the same pine tree. The accident section was canceled.
A popular person who was in the place explained to the CM that “a Peugeot passed and hit a pine tree, then three more cars passed and the fourth vehicle hit the same pine. The first did not cause any harm to the occupants and in the second the navigator was soon inanimate. “.
“The accident happened in the first qualifying round, just at the beginning of the stage, in an area that was not even very fast, but in an area that had some pine trees. Unfortunately, he died. Our action was effective and fast, in two or three minutes we were there, but we could not avoid the tragedy. The victim was still resurrected in the place. The environment is painful, we are thinking about what we will do in relation to the continuity of the race “, said Nuno Jorge, president of the Clube Automóvel da Marinha Grande.
“There was a miscarriage of two vehicles. The first car miscarried and collided with a medium-sized pine tree and these victims were subsequently transported and assisted. The most serious thing happened when the second collision occurred. The duo’s Peugeot Spanish was hitting the same pine tree and, unfortunately, this caused the death of the navigator. The media were immediately activated. They had a first intervention where they realized that the victim was at a stop and there was resuscitation. The information I have is that the resuscitation was done and intubation at the site. The INEM was promptly requested to provide an air source. In this period of time we continued with the rescue and unfortunately it was no longer transported by helicopter because death still occurred at the site, “he explained the Commander of Volunteer Firefighters of Marinha Grande, Vítor Gracia.
This Friday the qualifying tests of the Rally Vidreiro Centro de Portugal, sixth race of the Portuguese Rally Championship took place, starting today the official race, which started in Parque da Cerca, in the municipality of Marinha. Grande, Leiria district.
The Rally organization has already announced the death of the co-driver and regrets what happened:
Laura Salvo, a 21-year-old Spanish co-driver, passed away this morning during the first special of the Rallye Vidreiro Centro de Portugal – Marinha Grande. A turn off the road and a collision on the back of another injured driver in the same place, victimized the young athlete who accompanied Miguel in this event ”, it can be read.
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