Heartbreaking drama
15-year-old dies in horror accident with go-kart!
It should have been a day on which over 200 motorsport enthusiasts indulged in their passion, where they showed top performance and had fun - but in the end the day ended in disaster! After a tragic horror accident at the Håsken Grand Prix, Norway's sport is mourning the loss of a young racing driver who was just 15 years old ...
For 34 years there had not been a fatal accident in go-kart racing in the Nordic country, but last weekend death struck again mercilessly - in Sandefjord around 90 kilometers southwest of Oslo ...
Even though the exact circumstances of the tragedy are still being investigated by police accident experts, it seems clear at the moment that the 15-year-old's go-kart overturned after a spin and was also hit by a following go-kart.
Boy declared dead on the spot
Although paramedics and doctors provided assistance shortly after the crash - several ambulances and a helicopter were on the scene - the internal injuries proved to be too serious. The boy was pronounced dead on the spot.
"This is a terribly difficult day for Norsk Bilsport (the Norwegian Motorsport Association). A young man has left us far too soon and our thoughts are first and foremost with his family," said Secretary General Hallgeir Raknerud.
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