Indycar driver Dan Wheldon dies from crash

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U.S. race car driver Dan Wheldon dies in 15-car crash

BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- American race car driver Briton Dan Wheldon died in a 15-car crash accident at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, according to media report.

The fatal accident blew Wheldon's car flying up over other vehicles and landing in a catch fence.

The race car of driver Will Power (L) hits the wall along with drivers J.R. Hildebrand (C)
and Charlie Kimball (R) as flames from British driver Dan Wheldon's car burst
(at far left) during the IZOD IndyCar World Championship race at the Las Vegas Motor
Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada Oct 16, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

The race car of driver Will Power (L) goes airborne during the IZOD IndyCar World
Championship race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada Oct 16, 2011.
British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in an horrific crash at
the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, race organizers said. The 33-year-old Englishman,
who lived in Florida, was involved in a multi-car accident 13 laps into the Las Vegas
Indy 300 which sent his vehicle flying. [Photo/Agencies]

The driver was sent by helicopter to University Medical Center in Las Vegas before he was announced dead two hours later.

"IndyCar is very sad to announce that Dan Wheldon has passed away from unsurvivable injuries," IndyCar Series CEO Randy Bernard said in a statement.

The 33-year-old driver, who lived in St. Petersburg, Florida, won the Indianapolis 500 on its 100th anniversary in May, 2011.

It was Indycar's first fatal accident since U.S. driver Paul Dana's death at Homestead warm-up in 2006.

Editor:James |Source: CNTV



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