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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Flo Clifford

Racing driver Ollie Millroy says rival saved him after fireball Ferrari crash

  • British driver Ollie Millroy survived a severe multi-car crash during the China GT Championship in Shanghai after rival Dutch racer Loek Hartog stopped his own car to pull him from his burning Ferrari.
  • Millroy sustained serious injuries in the seventh-lap incident, including six broken ribs, a broken collarbone, a broken hand and finger, and a partially collapsed lung.
  • Hartog retrieved a fire extinguisher from a nearby official and doused the flames himself after no safety marshals or fire crews immediately responded to the red-flagged crash.
  • Millroy expressed deep gratitude to Hartog on social media, praising his extraordinary bravery and stating he is alive entirely thanks to the Dutchman risking his own life.
  • Millroy's AAI Motorsport team announced its complete withdrawal from future China GT events due to severe safety failings, prompting race organisers to launch an investigation into emergency response shortcomings.

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British driver thanks rival for saving his life in horrific motor-racing crash

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