A rally sprint accident in New Zealand resulted in the deaths of a fifteen-year-old driver and his co-driver.b.Tyson Jemmett, who was 35 years old, and Brooklyn Horan, who was a teenager, were the two individuals that unfortunately passed away. During the Arcadia Road Rallysprint in Paparoa, Horan and Jemmet were competing in a race when their vehicle was involved in an accident with a river.
The car reportedly ran off the gravel road and into a river that was flooded, as stated by an investigator with the police department. It was determined by first responders that both of them had passed away at the site. After the accident, MotorSport New Zealand confirmed that Horan was the driver of the vehicle that was involved in the collision.
Arcadia Road in Paparoa, which was closed to the general public for the length of the event under the authorization of the local Road Controlling authorization, was the location where the event took place, according to a statement released by MotorSport.Despite the fact that it is too early in the inquiry to comment on what the primary contributing elements were that led to the collision, it does not appear that the road was in a condition that was hazardous or unsafe.
According to Wayne Christie, the president of Motorsport New Zealand, “Our thoughts are with the families and friends of these two competitors as well as everyone involved with the Arcadia Road Rallysprint.”