FILE PHOTO: Rallying - Dakar Rally - Stage 4 - Ha'il to Ha'il - Saudi Arabia - January 4, 2023 Instaforex Loprais Praga's Ales Loprais and co-driver Petr Pokora with mechanic Jaroslav Valtr Jr in action during stage 4 REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
(Reuters) - Czech driver Ales Loprais, who was leading the truck category, withdrew from the Dakar Rally after an incident involving an Italian spectator who later died, organisers of the event in Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday.
The accident occurred during Tuesday's ninth stage but Loprais was unaware of it until after his arrival at the bivouac that night.
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