Two people killed in serious Targa crash Targa Tasmania has been rocked with a double fatality at Cygnet on the event’s final day, just one day after a driver was killed on one of the event’s stages.
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Subscriber only TWO people have died in a serious crash during the Cygnet stage of the Targa Tasmania rally. The driver and co-driver died in the crash on Wattle Grove Road. Targa Tasmania officials said police have closed the road and emergency services are in attendance at the scene. Motorists are asked to avoid the area or anticipate delays until the scene is cleared.
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News 24th Apr 2021 5:40 PM | Updated: 7:53 PM
Premium Content TARGA Tasmania s 620 competitors are coming to terms with the loss of three family members in 24 hours and pondering the future of the state s iconic event after a Porsche hit a tree at Cygnet on Saturday in what an eye witness said sounded like an explosion. Sadness at death of NSW driver Shane Navin on the state s West Coast on Friday was compounded by a double fatality on the final day on Saturday. All drivers and navigators went into day six wearing black armbands in honour of Navin, whose co-driver Glenn Evans escaped with only minor injuries, and all cars had a strip of black tape across their headlights as a mark of respect.
3 driver deaths in 24 hours in Australian rally in Tasmania
The crash Saturday occurred on the Cygnet stage of the 1,200-mile race. This has been a devastating few days, Targa Australia chief executive Mark Perry said in a statement. We feel greatly for the family and friends who have lost those so precious to them.
The identities of the driver and co-driver killed Saturday were not immediately released.
On Friday, New South Wales driver Shane Navin died in a crash on the Lyell Highway on the second-last day of the rally. Navin, 68, was killed after his red 1979 Mazda RX-7 rolled Friday morning.
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