The Basque driver Alberto Martínez died Thursday in Granada after suffering a traffic accident during a non-competitive stretch of the Hispania Rally , a motorcycle race in which he was participating and which is being played these days in southern Spain.

The organization of the test has confirmed this noon in a statement that Alberto Martínez, 42 , "has lost his life today due to a traffic accident at kilometer 2.93 of the stage."

"Specifically, the outcome has taken place on the A-92 motorway " and it was "a non-competitive stretch of link before the arrival of the competitive specials," said the organizers of the Hispania Rally, whose third stage to be played this Thursday has been canceled "on the occasion of the fatal loss".

From the Hispania Rally they feel the death of the pilot, who was participating in different tests with the aim of preparing for the next Dakar Rally 2021 , and they are available to his family.

The motorcyclist test is disputed by different roads in southern Spain from last day 2 until March 7 and has its base camp in Guadix, a town near where the accident occurred.

The accident occurred this morning when the motorcycle that Alberto Martínez was driving collided with a vehicle that was standing on the road because of a breakdown and which the motorist did not see, the Civil Guard informed Efe.

The events have occurred at kilometer 92 of the A-92, where the motorcycle collided frontally against the vehicle, which was apparently partially invading the road as a result of the breakdown. Due to the impact, the Basque driver died, while the occupant of the car was unharmed.

The mayor of Guadix, Jesús Lorente , on behalf of the Municipal Corporation and the city of Accident, has lamented the death of Alberto Martínez and has extended his condolences and condolences to both family members and the organization and participants in the Hispania Rally, according to Guadix City Hall note.

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