The black series continues on the rallye du Var.
Barely 24 hours after the very serious accident which affected the driver Ludovic Gal, the event was marked by the impressive exit from the road of the young Fayençois Jean-Baptiste Franceschi on the RD 14 between Collobrières and Grimaud.
The last special of the day (SS12) had to be neutralized to allow the emergency services to intervene with the two crew members.
Their car, a n ° 31 Renault Clio Rally4, crashed violently into a very large tree in its swerve.
Concerning Jean-Baptiste Franceschi, he is aware and he was taken care of by the emergency services before an evacuation to the hospital center 🙏🏼 The
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If the pilot is considered to be seriously injured, his co-pilot, Florian Haut Labourdette, is only slightly affected.
Recently titled European champion - 2WD and Juniors categories - Jean-Baptiste Franceschi occupied 8th position in the general classification.
The Var firefighters hired an ambulance, a protection and extrication vehicle and a command vehicle, i.e. 10 firefighters mobilized to help the duo.
The Smur Hyères was also dispatched to the scene to provide medical care.
Franceschi was conscious at the time of his evacuation.
Ludovic Gal, hospitalized in Toulon after leaving the road on Friday, is still in intensive care this Saturday evening.
"He is currently placed in a coma so that his brain recovers from the head trauma and will be awakened in the weekend.
He has a broken arm and an affected cervical vertebra, ”said the pilot's son in the morning.