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Allan Simonsen has become the first fatality at the Le Mans 24 Hours since 1997. The Dane succumbed to injuries sustained in an early crash.
Simonsen went off the road in the corner just before the Hunaudières straight, trying to avoid another car on lap 4. He was transferred to the circuit's medical centre immediately after his crash, but could not be saved.
The 34-year-old was racing in his seventh 24 Hours of Le Mans.
His teammates in the No. 95 car were his fellow countrymen, Christoffer Nygaard and Kristian Poulsen.
Simonsen went off the road in the corner just before the Hunaudières straight, trying to avoid another car on lap 4. He was transferred to the circuit's medical centre immediately after his crash, but could not be saved.
The 34-year-old was racing in his seventh 24 Hours of Le Mans.
His teammates in the No. 95 car were his fellow countrymen, Christoffer Nygaard and Kristian Poulsen.
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| Allan Simonsen, Aston Martin Vantage GTE (Photo: Aston Martin Racing) |