Rally car driver Sebastien Ogier had an accident on Tuesday morning in Poland when he crashed with a civilian driver on the transition stage.
15:16•Updated 15:24
Toyota team manager Jari-Matti Latvala said that the rally driver who had an accident in Poland With Sebastien Ogier and with his cart With Vincent Landais there is no danger to life.
– The driver and co-driver have communicated with the team. Whenever there is a voice connection, it is known that things are already in good shape, so to speak, Latvala commented to Urheilu on Tuesday afternoon.
The driver and the cart driver are still in the hospital undergoing tests, and according to Latvala, a more detailed medical report has not yet been received on their situation.
On Tuesday, the Polish media reported that Ogier and Landais had suspected back and chest injuries. Latvala could not confirm this information.
– I haven’t heard anything like that.
According to the team manager, it is typical in accidents like this that the first thing in the examinations is to find out if the patients have internal bleeding. After that, examinations usually continue with magnetic resonance imaging.
The accident happened on Tuesday in Poland, when Ogier crashed with a local civilian driver. Latvala is not yet on the spot in Poland, so his information about the situation is insufficient, but according to his understanding, the situation happened on a relatively narrow road on a transitional stretch between special tests.
Ogier and the woman driving the other car were transported to the hospital by helicopter. Landais and the person in the other car were transported to the hospital by ambulance.
Latvala did not have exact information about the situation of the French driver and the kart driver when they left the accident site.
– The first and most important thing is that people are fine. You can always get more cars, as long as the people are in good shape.
So far, there is no more detailed information about the situation of the occupants of the other car.