SABHA, Libya, Jan 9: Former Paris-Dakar rally winner Kenjiro Shinozuka was in a coma and fighting for his life after a crash on Thursday’s eighth stage of the 2003 event.
The 54-year-old, Japan’s most distinguished rally driver, and his French co-driver Thierry Delli-Zotti were both seriously hurt when their Nissan pick-up went over a sand dune halfway through the 727-km stage between Ghat and Sabha in Libya.—Reuters