Citroen’s Stephane Lefebrve and co-driver Gabin Moreau suffered injuries in a crash in SS10 at Rally Germany, on Saturday.The Frenchman slid off the road at the 12.4 km point, in the 40.8km Panzerplatte Lang stage, forcing the organisers to cancel SS10 with only seven drivers having made it through to the end.
The organisers released a statement on the crash, which said: “The driver and co-driver of car number 10 were taken to hospital and examined after their accident in SS10.
“The examinations revealed fractures and internal injuries, so they will need to stay for residential treatment. According to the doctors, their injuries are not life threatening.”
Until SS9, Lefebvre in a privateer Citroen DS3 was running a strong sixth, coming off from a win in SS8.
Volkswagen’s Sebastien Ogier leads the rally from teammate Andreas Mikkelsen at the end of SS10, with Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville in third
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