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Chinese Racing Driver Guo Meiling Crashes into Spectators During Dakar Rally 

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Old 01-07-2016, 05:08 PM
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The first-ever Asian woman to compete in the Dakar rally has careered off a road and crashed into spectators leaving 12 injured and two of them seriously. The accident happened on 2 January during a prologue to the official Dakar Rally in Argentina, as racers travelled from Buenos Aires to Rosario in an 11km special stage today to determine the order for the first proper day.

The mini Guo Meiling was driving veered off the course at around 6.6km into the stage on a stretch of straight country road near Arrecifes, a small town 258km north of the Argentine capital.

The accident saw the race "neutralised" immediately by organisers who have also had to battle bad weather – cancelling the race on its first day, 3 January, due to bad weather.

Four medical helicopters, three medical vehicles and eight local ambulances were sent to the scene of the accident. Race director, Etienne Lavigne, confirmed that 12 people were hurt, including Guo.

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According to the Dakar Rally website, Guo Meiling, the first Asian female to compete in its 38-year history, is a successful businesswoman in China and had started competing on quads, finishing best lady of the Taklimakan Rally in China, back in 2011. She is racing with the X-raid Team as competitor 360.

The 47-year-old began racing cars two years ago taking part in the China Grand Rally and she was competing with the experienced Min Liao who has taken part in two Dakar rallies finishing as best rookie (18th, with Jihong Zhou) in 2012.

According to local media amongst the injured was a man and his 14-year-old son and a pregnant woman. "In total, we had 10 patients, including four children and one pregnant woman, who is OK," said Daniel Modesto, head of the local hospital.
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Old 01-07-2016, 08:33 PM
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Chinese women rally drivers?

As safe as Chinese women air show fliers...
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the video shows me something to...some run to disaster,like the woman in the red top/white shorts..while others run away and still some,like the muscle boy next to the white car seem to want to move in..then just stand with hands on the head in that state between panic and action...
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Yes, let's stand only a few feet away from fast cars driving on bumpy, slippery roads with no guard rails of any sort.

I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
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Seems like these things happen in slow motion.
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The guy in the white shirt got fucked up! You see him get slammed into the tailgate of the truck? Fuuuuuuu....
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The guy in the white shirt got fucked up! You see him get slammed into the tailgate of the truck? Fuuuuuuu....
Yep...he got properly fucked up
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