Czech Loprais drops out of Dakar Rally after spectator dies in collision with truck

The Czech truck driver Aleš Loprais has withdrawn from the Dakar Rally, a day after an accident in which a spectator was killed in a collision with his vehicle. The move was announced on the website of the race, which is now in its 45th edition.

At the time of Tuesday’s accident Aleš Loprais was leading the truck category after nine stages. He is the nephew of the famous truck rally driver Karel Loprais.