Several spectators were injured in an accident that occurred during the opening round of the VLN endurance racing championship on
Saturday. Despite the rescue provisions that were promptly initiated
, the driver of the
car was killed.

The accident occurred at the start of the race at the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. The
driver of the car, a 24-year-old man from the town of Bremen, was killed instantly.

The rescue