Magne killed in Morocco
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ByEurosport
Published 05/06/2006 at 16:25 GMT
Rally Raid was in mourning yet again on Monday after it was announced that Mitsubishi co-driver Henri Magne was killed following a crash on the sixth and final stage of the Rally of Morocco. Magne, who was partnering Spain's Nani Roma, died instantly afte
2006 Rally Raid Mitsubishi Magne
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Henri Magne, winner of the Rally of Morocco in 2000, 2001 and 2002, had been co-driving Spaniard Joan &lsquoNani' Roma when the accident happened before the assistance point on the day's special. The crew collided with a concrete wall front side. Magne was officially declared dead by event medical staff at 10.02 hrs (local time), less then five minutes after the accident.
Team mates Hiroshi Masuoka and Pascal Maimon stopped at the scene of the accident to offer assistance and did not continue from then on.
"For over 25 years Mitsubishi has been competing successfully in this sport without any tragic incident of this kind," said MMSP's Team Director Dominique Serieys. "Today, tragically, Henri ran out of luck. In the name of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and MMSP I give my deepest sympathy to Henri's wife and family.
"Henri was a good friend and colleague. He was a gentile man, always smiling, always cheerful," he continued. "We worked together when I was a co-driver. Henri was a true professional, without any desire to end his career. The next goal for us will be dedicated to Henri. My heartfelt sympathies are also with Nani after this awful day. It will not be easy for him to get over this, but we will all support him all the way."
As a mark of respect for their lost friend and colleague, Mitsubishi withdrew race leader Stephane Peterhansel from the final classifcation, handing the victory, ableit a hollow one, to Volkwagen's Giniel De Villiers.
"This is a very sad victory for me," de Villiers said. "I knew Henri Magne as a very nice person, a professional co-driver and fair competitor. I have relegated the sporting aspects of this rally completely to the back of my mind."
The death is the fourth to hit the sport this year after Australia rider Adny Caldecott and two young boys were killed on the Dakar Rally in January.
Eurosport.com offers their deepest condolences Henri"s wife and two children.
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