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Dutch driver Edwin Straver dies after terrible accident during Dakar
Dutch driver Edwin Straver dies after terrible accident during Dakar

Video: Dutch driver Edwin Straver dies after terrible accident during Dakar

Video: Dutch driver Edwin Straver dies after terrible accident during Dakar
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The 2020 Dakar rally has claimed its second life a week after its conclusion. The Dutch pilot Edwin Straver has not been able to overcome the injuries that he caused in the penultimate stage of the Dakar, which was disputed between Shubaytah and Haradh, and that they have kept him in critical condition ever since.

As reported by the Dutch radio Omroep Brabant, the pilot's family has communicated that Straver died last night in a hospital in his country, where he was transferred on Wednesday from Riyadh. Terrible news that leaves the number of deaths in two in the first Dakar in Saudi Arabia, joining the death of Paulo Gonçalves.

Straver had been transferred to the Netherlands from Riyadh

Straver Dakar 2020
Straver Dakar 2020

The accident occurred between checkpoint number 2 and checkpoint number 3 of the penultimate stage. Straver fell at about 50 km / h and immediately the organization received the alarm and mobilized the helicopter. There the Dutch pilot was found in very poor condition, with a broken cervical vertebra and in a critical condition.

As reported by the organization, Straver spent ten minutes in cardiac arrest but was finally resuscitated to be transferred to the hospital in Riyadh in critical condition. Straver was a pilot without much experience but with skill. This was his third Dakar and last year he won in the Original category, in which he was also competing this year.

Since the accident Straver had been in critical condition, so his family decided to take him back to the Netherlands, where he has finally passed away. At the hospital in his country they confirmed that he had serious brain damage and summoned his family to make a decision on the matter.

From Motorpasión Moto We want to join in the pain of his family and friend, as well as that of the entire Dakar caravan you have suffered so much in this 2020 edition. Rest in peace, Edwin Straver.

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