A 42-year-old rally driver killed himself this Wednesday afternoon during a road trip in Chambles (Loire) during a test session, we learned from the gendarmerie and firefighters.
During this high-speed session, on a road closed to traffic, Alexandre Tucoulat lost control of his Clio Williams for an undetermined reason in a curve before ending his race against a tree, explained the gendarmes.
The organization of the Walnut Rally called into question
The father of the victim, aged 73, who was in the place of co-pilot, was helicoptered in serious condition to the Saint-Etienne University Hospital. His vital prognosis is currently engaged, said the firefighters.
The decision to maintain or cancel the 44th edition of the Walnut Rally, scheduled for November 4 and 5, is to be announced soon by the Association Sportif Automobile de l’Ondaine, which is organizing it and in which the victim was dismissed, added the police.