An accident happened in Jyväskylä, because of which AKK Sports oy and Tukes started a safety investigation. According to Iltalehti, a spectator was seriously injured when a rock hit his head.
AKK Sports oy announced on Thursdaythat it has initiated a safety investigation in cooperation with the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, Tukes.
Tukes is an agency operating under the administration of the Ministry of Labor and the Economy. AKK Sports oy, on the other hand, is the marketing company of the Finnish motorsport umbrella organization AKK-Motorsport ry, whose biggest annual production is the Jyväskylä World Championship Rally.
According to the release, the safety report was made between 1. and 4. the accident of the Jyväskylä World Rally Championship held in August 2024.
The purpose of the safety investigation is to improve the safety of rally competitions, especially for spectators.
– This work is part of AKK’s continuous commitment to improving safety and organizing competitions in a responsible manner.
– The investigation is based on an accident that happened at the Jyväskylä World Cup rally in August, which later required hospital treatment. AKK is thoroughly investigating what happened in cooperation with the authorities with the aim of ensuring that similar accidents can be prevented in the future, AKK Sports says in the press release.
Iltalehti reports previously from the spectator of the Jyväskylä World Rally Championship who had received Sebastien Ogier’s hit on the head by a rock thrown by a car. According to Iltalehti, the viewer broke his cheekbone and had to undergo two operations.
According to the spectator who was involved in the accident, the situation would have been life-threatening if the stone had hit a different part of the head.
The spectator had followed the special test in Laajavuori inside the official viewing area. World Rally Assistant Race Director Kari Nuutinen however, was very sorry about the situation and stated that the viewing area was placed incorrectly.
– Of course we are fully responsible for this. There aren’t two words here, Nuutinen told Iltalehte.