Australian rally champ Andy Caldecott, 41
Posted: Monday, January 9th, 2006 5:28 pmToday is a sad day in the 28th Edition of the Dakar cross-country rally, as Australian rider Andy Caldecott died from injuries sustained when he crashed, just 250km into the marathon stage nine, between Nouakchott and Kiffa in Mauritania, Africa. …
Caldecott’s beacon alerted the rally headquarters at 11:31am local time that there was an emergency situation. The medical helicopter landed at 11:55am at the location but the doctors were only able to pronounce him dead at the tragic scene due to a neck injury. Caldecott died instantly; he is survived by his wife and child. …
Almost one year to the date and on the way to Kiffa, Caldecott died at nearly the same timeframe and on the fast portion of the route, as did [Fabrizio] Meoni… Read full obituary
