Marshall at Canadian GP killed by accident with a crane

[gloomyDAY]

Canadian Grand Prix track worker run over by crane

Here are the photos of the incident, no gore:

https://twitter.com/F1McG/status/343.../photo/1/large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BMWXkjYCUAAvHS1.jpg

http://f.blick.ch/img/incoming/origs.../21-Unfall.jpg

[Alfa Fan]

Regrettably it's now confirmed he's died, the first fatality during a F1 event since the Australian GP in 2001.

"Unfortunately, the doctors in the trauma room noticed immediately that he had died,” said Josée Michelle-Simard, a Sacré-Coeur spokesperson.

That's an awfully weird turn-of-phrase...

[gloomyDAY]

Now confirmed he's died, the first fatality during a F1 event since the Australian GP in 2001.

"Unfortunately, the doctors in the trauma room noticed immediately that he had died,” said Josée Michelle-Simard, a Sacré-Coeur spokesperson.

That's an awfully weird turn-of-phrase...

Confirmed: Marshall killed at Canadian Grand Prix | Sports | Reuters

Can one of the mods change the title of this thread to reflect the update? Thanks.

His identity still hasn't been released, but when it does I hope people will be pleasant towards his family and respect their privacy. RIP

[Koz]

That is absolutely terrible news.

RIP to the Marshall.
And condolences to him family.

[vhatever]

i recall one of the british commentators saying something like "having the crane out there is more dangerous than just leaving the car". Sadly prophetic.

[Ranger]

Awful. Condolences to his family.

[bontebempo]

yeah it was martin brundle. was that for that car though or the one near the end of the race, a caterham? Very sad. Condolences to his family.

[airshifter]

Maybe it's time to find a sort of organization for the marshalls? It's done great things for the drivers to have an organization, and the marshalls are under a lot of pressure in dangerous situations as well.

It's sad to see that with years of no drivers deaths, it's a support worker that loses his life this time.

[webberf1]

Yep, Brundle said it about the very same car and crane. Chilling.
Does anyone know whether this occurred during the race or after?

[webberf1]

Airshifter, including the Monza 2000 marshall this is the third marshall death I can recall in my 15-odd years of watching F1. It certainly does seem like the marshals are more at risk than the drivers.