Daniel Sanders’ rally came to a disappointing end. A crash on asphalt after eight kilometers of today’s liaison ended the Australians great performance at this year’s Dakar Rally. Sanders appears to have suffered a complicated broken elbow; also a kidney injury and a fracture of the left wrist. Daniel Sanders will remain in hospital overnight while undergoing further medical checks, ahead of expected surgery on his elbow tomorrow.
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Overall Provisional Classification (after stage 7)
1. Adrien Van Beveren (Yamaha) 23:45:02
2. Matthias Walkner (KTM) 23:50:14
3. Kevin Benavides (KTM) 23:50:25
4. Sam Sunderland (GASGAS) 23:50:40
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photo (c) Rally Zone
video (c) Heinz Kinigadner