List of Dakar Rally fatal accidents
This is a list of Dakar Rally fatal accidents involving both competitors and non-competitors who have died during a Dakar Rally event.Since 1979, 79 people are known to have died as a result of the Dakar rally. Among the 33 competitor fatalities, 24 were motorcycle related, 6 car related, 1 truck related, and 2 competitors died as a result of local rebel conflict. Up to 1992, collision was the most common cause of death among competitors.
Among the 46 non-competitor fatalities are those of the race's founder Thierry Sabine, 14 news journalists and support crew, 23 spectators, and 4 children.
The Dakar Rally has received criticism because of its high mortality rates, with the Vatican Paper describing the event as "the bloody race of irresponsibility". The event received particular criticism in the 1988 race, when three Africans were killed in collisions with vehicles involved in the race. PANA, a Dakar-based news agency, wrote that the deaths were "insignificant for the [race's] organizers". The Dakar organizers have not officially recorded or reported on African and Latin American spectator and innocent bystanders deaths. As a result, fatality numbers for the Dakar vary from source to source, and bystander victims usually remain unnamed. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Murat Demirtaş, Carles Falcon, Alan Tucholka, Juan Domingo Gispert, José Luis Molinuevo, Gustavo DecoGet full text
Published 2017-01-01
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2by Aldo Córdova-Palomera, Mar Fatjó-Vilas, Carles Falcón, Nuria Bargalló, Silvia Alemany, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Igor Nenadic, Lourdes FañanásGet full text
Published 2015-01-01
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3by Stavros Skouras, Carles Falcon, Alan Tucholka, Lorena Rami, Raquel Sanchez-Valle, Albert Lladó, Juan D. Gispert, José Luís MolinuevoGet full text
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4by Carles Falcon, Alan Tucholka, Gemma C. Monté-Rubio, Raffaele Cacciaglia, Grégory Operto, Lorena Rami, Juan Domingo Gispert, José Luis MolinuevoGet full text
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6by Jordi Huguet, Carles Falcon, David Fusté, Sergi Girona, David Vicente, José Luis Molinuevo, Juan Domingo Gispert, Grégory Operto, for the ALFA StudyGet full text
Published 2021-04-01
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7by Dídac Vidal-Piñeiro, Pablo Martín-Trias, Carles Falcón, Núria Bargalló, Imma C. Clemente, Josep Valls-Solé, Carme Junqué, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, David Bartrés-FazGet full text
Published 2015-09-01
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8by Raffaele Cacciaglia, José Luis Molinuevo, Carles Falcón, Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides, Nina Gramunt, Anna Brugulat-Serrat, Manel Esteller, Sebastián Morán, Karine Fauria, Juan Domingo GispertGet full text
Published 2019-01-01
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10by Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides, Oriol Grau-Rivera, Marc Suárez-Calvet, Carolina Minguillon, Raffaele Cacciaglia, Nina Gramunt, Carles Falcon, ALFA Study, Juan Domingo Gispert, José Luis MolinuevoGet full text
Published 2018-12-01
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11by Cleofé Peña-Gómez, Roser Sala-Lonch, Carme Junqué, Immaculada C. Clemente, Dídac Vidal, Núria Bargalló, Carles Falcón, Josep Valls-Solé, Álvaro Pascual-Leone, David Bartrés-FazGet full text
Published 2012-07-01
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12by Grégory Operto, José Luis Molinuevo, Raffaele Cacciaglia, Carles Falcon, Anna Brugulat-Serrat, Marc Suárez-Calvet, Oriol Grau-Rivera, Nuria Bargalló, Sebastián Morán, Manel Esteller, Juan Domingo GispertGet full text
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13by Javier Aparicio, Mar Carreño, Núria Bargalló, Xavier Setoain, Sebastià Rubí, Jordi Rumià, Carles Falcón, Anna Calvo, Berta Martí-Fuster, Nelly Padilla, Teresa Boget, Luís Pintor, Antonio DonaireGet full text
Published 2016-01-01
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14by Carles Falcon, Gemma C. Monté-Rubio, Oriol Grau-Rivera, Marc Suárez-Calvet, Raquel Sánchez-Valle, Lorena Rami, Beatriz Bosch, Christian Haass, Juan Domingo Gispert, José Luis MolinuevoGet full text
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15by Joana B. Pereira, Carme Junqué, David Bartrés-Faz, Maria J. Martí, Roser Sala-Llonch, Yarko Compta, Carles Falcón, Pere Vendrell, Álvaro Pascual-Leone, Josep Valls-Solé, Eduardo TolosaGet full text
Published 2013-01-01
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16by Sara Llufriu, Yolanda Blanco, Eloy Martinez-Heras, Jordi Casanova-Molla, Iñigo Gabilondo, Maria Sepulveda, Carles Falcon, Joan Berenguer, Nuria Bargallo, Pablo Villoslada, Francesc Graus, Josep Valls-Sole, Albert SaizGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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17by Dídac Vidal-Piñeiro, Pablo Martin-Trias, Eider M. Arenaza-Urquijo, Roser Sala-Llonch, Imma C. Clemente, Isaias Mena-Sánchez, Núria Bargalló, Carles Falcón, Álvaro Pascual-Leone, David Bartrés-FazGet full text
Published 2014-03-01
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18by Grégory Operto, Raffaele Cacciaglia, Oriol Grau-Rivera, Carles Falcon, Anna Brugulat-Serrat, Pablo Ródenas, Rubén Ramos, Sebastián Morán, Manel Esteller, Nuria Bargalló, José Luis Molinuevo, Juan Domingo Gispert, for the ALFA StudyGet full text
Published 2018-05-01
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19by Marta Crous-Bou, Mireia Gascon, Juan Domingo Gispert, Marta Cirach, Gonzalo Sánchez-Benavides, Carles Falcon, Eider M. Arenaza-Urquijo, Xavier Gotsens, Karine Fauria, Jordi Sunyer, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, José Luis MolinuevoGet full text
Published 2020-05-01
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20by Gemma Salvadó, Anna Brugulat-Serrat, Carole H. Sudre, Oriol Grau-Rivera, Marc Suárez-Calvet, Carles Falcon, Karine Fauria, M. Jorge Cardoso, Frederik Barkhof, José Luis Molinuevo, Juan Domingo Gispert, for the ALFA StudyGet full text
Published 2019-01-01
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