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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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997 GT3 Fatal Accident

Just saw this on another Porsche forum. This accident was in Germany. I hope it wasn't anybody here on 6speed. Very sad, my condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...hreadid=343860

POL-SE: A 23 / circle pin mountain: Deadly traffic accident - 1-st announcement

28.04.2007 - 00:14 o'clock

A 23 / circle pin mountain (ots)-
In the today's evening, 27.04.07 about 20:15 o'clock, it came to a heavy one
Traffic accident for the A 23 in the direction of the south between him
Connection points nest / Elmshorn and Elmshorn.

Porsche GT3 has gone without braking under a saddle traction engine.

Witnesses bragged, that the Porsche driver on the right lane with
to respected 200 km/h was on the move.

Porsche caught fire after the impact. Road user as well as her
50-year-old truck drivers tried to extinguish at first themselves and to
help.

The driver of the saddle traction engine remained uninjured, fortunately.
The Porschefahrer succumbed to the results of the accident.

At the moment the highway 23 is in the direction of the south between the both
Connection points completely closed. The salvage operations still last
till at least 03:00 o'clock in.

The identity of the passenger car driver is not certain nowadays yet.

 
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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Terrible, very sad indeed!
 
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Oh man, horrible
 
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RIP. .................
 
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Holy crap!

RIP fellow enthusiast.
 
Old Apr 30, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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That is a crazy accident... and one that could happen anywhere to any of us any given day. Be safe, guys...
 
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My God, that looked horrible. No suffering there... R.I.P. and God Speed!!!
 
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Holy ****. RIP.
 
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OMFUG another one....this is beyond RIP
 
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That is terrible.

Condolences.

Let us hope it was the impact (quick) and not the fire that did this poor driver in .
 
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It is so sad to see things like this. RIP and prayers go out to the family.
 
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A lot of tragedy this past week..

what a shame for this man and his family
 
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That's aweful, slow down in bad weather, and just slow down period, take it to the track where there arent any fuel tankers on the side of the road.
 
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