Watch Spectators Rush to Save Lives of Rally Drivers Trapped in Capsized Renault
11 years, 10 months ago - 21 May 2012, Automotive News
We don't need to tell you why rally racing – though awesome – is incredibly dangerous.
As much as we love to watch turbocharged, all-wheel-drive Euro hatches being flung around on dirt, gravel, snow and tarmac, the fact that many of these races go through small towns and wooded trails leaves plenty of room for disaster.
Case in point: This Renault Clio racer went off course during the 2012 Mazowiecki Rally, leaving driver Patrick Osowiecki and navigator Maciej Wrona trapped upside-down in a lake. According to CarScoop, no race officials were near the scene of the accident, but some selfless spectators rushed in to attempt to free Osowiecki and Wrona from their racecar.
