Mikkelsen in fatal rally accident - spectator died.

[A.F.F.]

What makes this really sad is that apparently the spectator was 10 years old girl. My swedish is terrible but as far as I understood, it's still uncertain if that girl was in marked spectator location.

http://www.expressen.se/Nyheter/1.17...tioarig-flicka

I can't imagine how Andreas must feel now so I wish him strenght Also my condolences to the girl's family.

[Allyc85]

So, so sad to read this.

My thoughts are with everyone involved

RIP

[Hartusvuori]

Condolences to the girl's family and also strenght for young Mikkelsen who must have had the most terrible day of his life.

Is it just me or are the news of fatal rally accidents coming in more regular this year than usual? This is like fourth or fifth time a spectator(s) had died this year in Europe alone - and there must be more.

EDIT:
* late March - three spectators died in Valasska Rally in Czech Republic
* early April - driver died after hitting a tree at the shakedown of Rallye Pasazavi in Czech Republic
* mid July - co-driver died in an accident at Rally Bulgaria (don't know the official name of the race)
* mid July - spectator died in an accident in Southern Estonia
* early August - spectator died in an accident at Harry Flatters Rally 09 in Wales
* mid September - spectator died in an accident in Norway

[Josti]

Terrible news, very sad. Condolences to the girl's family.

I also think it's going to be hard for Andreas to cope with this, especially because he's such a young driver.

[SubaruNorway]

I got to see inboard of cars before and after the accident and it was a jump on a slight left and he got a slide and hit the girl who was sitting in a chair 2m from the road on a straight 100m after the jump. Just a unforunate accident really.

Read she was a eager motorsportfan too so very sad

[JFL]

Terrible news! And it's also a shame to see how some of the media cover this! This could have happened to everbody (Quote Mats Østberg who just passed the accident point b4 Mikkelsen) The spectators were in a "safe" area, but then again.. nothing is safe.. a car can loose it brakes,, a tyre may blow.. +++
Some of the media covered this by showing all(3) fatal accident the last 15 years(or so) and some covered it in a very sensible way! .. Let's just hope not this get any consecuenses for further rallying in Norway..
RIP girl, and all thoughts to the family and friends of the girl... and Team Mikkelsen..

[MJW]

Condolences to the girl's family and also strenght for young Mikkelsen who must have had the most terrible day of his life.

Is it just me or are the news of fatal rally accidents coming in more regular this year than usual? This is like fourth or fifth time a spectator(s) had died this year in Europe alone - and there must be more.

EDIT:
* late March - three spectators died in Valasska Rally in Czech Republic
* early April - driver died after hitting a tree at the shakedown of Rallye Pasazavi in Czech Republic
* mid July - co-driver died in an accident at Rally Bulgaria (don't know the official name of the race)
* mid July - spectator died in an accident in Southern Estonia
* early August - spectator died in an accident at Harry Flatters Rally 09 in Wales
* mid September - spectator died in an accident in Norway

I got the same feeling too.

[JFL]

http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/indeks/183567

[Mirek]

* early April - driver died after hitting a tree at the shakedown of Rallye Pasazavi in Czech Republic

I know it changes nothing on terrible news but this was a little bit different story. The driver didn't die in a crash but the crash was caused by his sudden death from cerebral apoplexy.

[Rallyper]

Was this a tarmac rally. In that case I can see a pattern here - tarmac.

The tarmacsurface makes the cars unpredictible and they can go off anywhere as may be the cause of why people are often getting hit by cars going off...