French mechanic dies in vehicle crash at Dakar Rally

PARIS (AP) — A 20-year-old Frenchman has died at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia when his vehicle was involved in a collision with a local truck. Quentin Lavallée was a mechanic for the PH Sport team. Organizers say he was driving an assistance vehicle when the accident occurred at 11:30 a.m. local time. They say a passenger, Maxime Frère of Belgium, was injured and transported to the National Guards Hospital in Jeddah. Lavallée was the chief mechanic for a Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 that raced in the Dakar Classic section featuring refurbished older vehicles.