There was a rally accident in Ireland that claimed two lives.
Two killed in rally crash in Ireland. Illustration image. PDO
A tragic rally accident happened in Ireland on Sunday, in which the driver and map reader died.
The Motorsport Federation of Ireland has informed about the matter and confirmed the names of the deceased competitors.
The 35-year-old driver died in the accident Gene McDonald and a 46-year-old map reader Daire Maguire.
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The fatal accident happened during the sixth special stage of the Sligo Stages rally.
Irish motorsport has launched an investigation with the police into the causes that led to the accident.
According to the Irish police, the duo’s car hit a wall in an accident, says Irish Times. The bodies were taken for autopsy.
It was already the second fatal rally accident that happened last weekend.
At the rally in the United States on Friday, a 48-year-old map reader Erin Kelly died on the way out.
The most talked about fatal accident of a dark rally year took place in April in Croatia, where Hyundai’s Irish World Championship driver Craig Breen died in the tests.