The death comes after three people died in a tragedy during last year's Targa Tasmania rally event. 9News
Three people died in a tragedy during last year's event.
The wife would be kept in Launceston General Hospital overnight for observation but didn't have any serious or life-threatening injuries. He said it was too early to tell what caused the crash and the body was still at the scene late on Wednesday."And I'm fully aware and was present while the safety briefing was given to all the drivers by Targa officials."So safety was stressed through that briefing, driving to the conditions and driving to their ability."
Crash investigators were at the scene overnight and police were waiting to speak to the man's wife, also aged 59, again on Thursday.The road was expected to reopen late on Wednesday night.Mother seeks nearly $40m in damages in wrongful death lawsuit against her daughter's murderer"The thoughts of our the entire TARGA community are with our fellow competitor's family and his loved ones at this extremely difficult time.
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