A mechanic dies during the last stage of the Dakar Rally

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, chief mechanic of car number 726 of the PH Spot team, a participant in the Dakar classics category, died this Friday, during the dispute of the last stage of the Dakar between Bisha and Yeda, due to an accident on the liaison route of assistance vehicles.

"This morning at 11:30 (Saudi Arabian time), at kilometer 234 of the assistance link route, there was an accident between an assistance vehicle and a local truck, as reported by the Local Police. Unfortunately, the driver of the vehicle, Quentin Lavalée, a French national and member of the PH Spot team, has died as a result of the accident," the Dakar organization said in a statement.

"He was 20 years old. The passenger who was traveling with him,

, a Belgian national, was injured and was transferred consciously to the National Guards Hospital in Jeddah where he is undergoing a complete check-up. He has abdominal and chest contusion," the note continued.

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