Friday, 20th June 2008

Injured fan on the road to recovery.

The organisers of the Rally of Turkey have confirmed that the spectator injured in the 'Bernardo Sousa incident' last weekend is recovering well.

A spokesperson for the event told Crash.net that the 45-year-old Belgian is now conscious and is currently scheduled to have some operations on both of his legs, which were badly broken.

"Although I'm not a doctor, I'm hearing that he is getting better every day and starting to recover," he added.

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The spectator was injured in SS10 on Saturday - the second test of the day, when Sousa's car hit a stone and sent it flying though the air and into a cordoned-off area, where it struck the unlucky fan.

"200 metres after the start of the stage I drove over a stone that flew and hit a spectator," confirmed Sousa on Saturday.

"As I saw the fan go to ground I stopped immediately to check what had happened. It was a real shock for me which left me feeling really sick."

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