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‘Hero’ Racer Loek Hartog Who Saved Ollie Millroy Speaks Out on Fireball Crash
Loek Hartog abandoned his car and pulled Ollie Millroy from the flames after the Ferrari crashed in a China GT Championship race, Millroy said.
- During a China Championship race in Shanghai, Dutch racer Loek Hartog rescued British driver Ollie Millroy from his burning Ferrari.
- Hartog abandoned his No. 79 Phantom Team car to extinguish the fire and pull his rival from the wreckage, acting before emergency crews arrived.
- Millroy, who suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung, wrote on Instagram that he owes his life to Hartog's "incredible act of bravery for the rest of my life."
- AAI Motorsports condemned the "grossly negligent" emergency response by Chinese organizers, demanding a "comprehensive investigation" and withdrawing from all championship events in China.
- Event organizers apologized for the "incident and the distress," defending their staffing while promising a further review of race organization, emergency response, and medical services.
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Racing team calls Chinese organizers ‘negligent’
A car racing team whose injured driver was rescued by another competitor after a horrific crash in Shanghai on Saturday has called the organizers “grossly negligent in the safety response” and said it is withdrawing from future events in China.The car of British driver Ollie Millroy exploded into fl
·Taipei, Taiwan
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It happened during the GT race in Shanghai, China. British Millroy was rescued by Dutch colleague Hartog
·Milan, Italy
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Race car driver saves competitor from burning wreckage
British racer Ollie Millroy’s Ferrari burst into flames during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai. Before emergency crews arrived, rival Dutch racer Loek Hartog charged into the fireball, pulled him from the wreck and, according to Millroy, saved his life.
·Atlanta, United States
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