Jan Jinderle Jr's Fatal Crash @ Rally Příbram 2013 (Aftermath)
- 7 months ago
The Rally Příbram, final round of the 2013 Czech Rally Championship, was prematurely endedin consequence of a fatal accident which occurred during the second special stage of the event.
The tragedy happened shortly after 10h00 on Saturday, 05 October 2013, when the Škoda Fabia S2000 #37 of the Czech team Jiří Máša-Jan Jinderle, Jr. went out of control in the village of Luh, near Bělčice, in the South Bohemian Region of Czech Republic. The car left the road at estimate speed of 125 km/h (77 mi/h) and crashed into a tree.
The driver Jiří Máša escaped unscathed, his 22-year-old co-driver Jan Jinderle, Jr. was seriously injured. His condition was severe enough for a rescue helicopter to be called to quickly evacuate him to a hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries before the arrival of the emergency crews.
After the accident the 9.24-kilometer special stage Milín – Bohostice was immediately stopped and the remainder of the rally's stages were canceled. No championship points were assigned, and Václav Pech–Petr Uhel who were leading the standings before the start of the Rally Příbram, became the 2013 Czech Rally Champions, beating their best opponent team, the Škoda factory drivers Jan Kopecký-Pavel Dresler recently crowned European Rally Champions.
R.I.P
The tragedy happened shortly after 10h00 on Saturday, 05 October 2013, when the Škoda Fabia S2000 #37 of the Czech team Jiří Máša-Jan Jinderle, Jr. went out of control in the village of Luh, near Bělčice, in the South Bohemian Region of Czech Republic. The car left the road at estimate speed of 125 km/h (77 mi/h) and crashed into a tree.
The driver Jiří Máša escaped unscathed, his 22-year-old co-driver Jan Jinderle, Jr. was seriously injured. His condition was severe enough for a rescue helicopter to be called to quickly evacuate him to a hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries before the arrival of the emergency crews.
After the accident the 9.24-kilometer special stage Milín – Bohostice was immediately stopped and the remainder of the rally's stages were canceled. No championship points were assigned, and Václav Pech–Petr Uhel who were leading the standings before the start of the Rally Příbram, became the 2013 Czech Rally Champions, beating their best opponent team, the Škoda factory drivers Jan Kopecký-Pavel Dresler recently crowned European Rally Champions.
R.I.P