Council asks for help in rally investigation.
Carmarthenshire County Council is looking for witnesses to last November's Network Q Rally accident involving Carlos Sainz and spectators on the Brechfa stage.
The Council has a duty to investigate certain accidents to ascertain the causes and to attempt to ensure that such accidents do not recur, and Sainz's exit from the rally has been added to the list of investigations. Although the Spaniard was able to drive away from the accident spot, he later retired, visibly shaken, after sliding into a group of spectators while attempting to take a left-hand corner in the muddy forest.
Carmarthenshire County Council is looking for witnesses to last November's Network Q Rally accident involving Carlos Sainz and spectators on the Brechfa stage.
The Council has a duty to investigate certain accidents to ascertain the causes and to attempt to ensure that such accidents do not recur, and Sainz's exit from the rally has been added to the list of investigations. Although the Spaniard was able to drive away from the accident spot, he later retired, visibly shaken, after sliding into a group of spectators while attempting to take a left-hand corner in the muddy forest.
"It is important that anyone who was present at the time of this incident contacts us, so that we can get a full picture of what exactly happened that day," Philip Davies, head of the public protection division at Carmarthenshire County Council, said.
The incident occurred at approximately 1400hrs on Saturday 24 November 2001, at 'point eight' of SS 11 [Brechfa 2]. The car involved was the number three Ford Focus World Rally Car, driven by Sainz and co-driver Luis Moya, and entered by the works Ford team, run by Malcolm Wilson and sponsored by both the manufacturer and Martini.
Anyone present at the scene is asked to contact Carmarthenshire County Council's public protection division on +44 (0)1267 234567.
