Next death at Dakar Rally

Dutch motorcycle rider Edwin Straver died a week after his serious accident on the penultimate stage of the desert race in Saudi Arabia, his wife confirmed on Friday. Straver is the 69th person to die in the Dakar Rally.

Straver, who was competing in his third Dakar, crashed on his private KTM at a relatively slow speed, but the 48-year-old suffered a fractured vertebra. According to media reports, Straver had to be resuscitated because he “had no heartbeat for ten minutes.”

On Wednesday, Straver, who was placed in a coma, was flown back to the Netherlands from Riyadh. There it was again determined that the head injuries were too severe.

The 42nd edition of the legendary but also dangerous desert race had already been overshadowed by the death of the Portuguese motorcycle pilot Paulo Goncalves (40) on the seventh stage. He was the first driver to have an accident in five years.

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Next death at Dakar Rally

This year's Dakar Rally has claimed its second fatality.

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