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Moment Brit Racing Driver's Ferrari Bursts Into Flames After Smash
Loek Hartog used a fire extinguisher to clear flames and pull Ollie Millroy from the wreck, as organisers review safety lapses after the crash.
- On Saturday in Shanghai, 36-year-old British driver Ollie Millroy was involved in a multi-car crash that left his Ferrari engulfed in flames during a racing incident.
- With no safety marshals in sight, Dutch competitor Loek Hartog stopped to help, attempting to pull Millroy from the wreckage before using a fire extinguisher to douse the flames enough to extract him.
- Millroy suffered five broken ribs, a broken collar bone, broken hand, broken finger, and bruised lung from the crash. He reported no memory between 30 seconds before impact and 1 hour after.
- Hailed as a "superhero," Hartog wrote on Instagram that he wished his actions would be seen as instinct rather than bravery, stating he was "thankful to have been right at the place I needed to be in space and time."
- Chinese-Owned Global Times reported that organizers will review "shortcomings" in safety protocols following the accident. Motorsport questioned what might have happened without Hartog's intervention, stating drivers cannot be exposed to avoidable death.
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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