Fatal accident of Jörg Bastuck in the second stage of the day

The Citroën C2 of Aaron Buckart and Jörg Bastuck, contestants of the Junior Championship, went off road without consequences in El Montmell, in the second special stage of the day. As the wheels were damaged, they got out of the car in order to change the tyre.

While they were repairing it, three more contestants passed the spot without any problem, but later on, Barry Clark (Ford Fiesta), went off at the same place, striking Bastuck.

As a consequence of the accident, the 36-year-old German co-driver, was evacuated with medical helicopter to Joan XXIII Hospital in Tarragona, where they certified his death at 11:30.

The other three drivers involved in the accident, which took place at kilometre 9.8 of El Montmell stage in a left turn, were uninjured.

The race will follow his schedule and the organization decided to cancel any celebration after the end of the rally next Sunday.