Worst crash ever?

by hsTE • 27 Jul 2010, 14:50 • Journals
Not sure how many of you have heard about it, the fatal crash of Pierre Levegh at Le
Mans race course in 1955.

A driving mistake between Levegh and another driver (Macklin) caused Levegh's car to fly into the stand killing 83 people, as seen below in this image taken just as the collision between Macklin and Levegh occurs, and also the video of the crash.

image: le-mans-1955



I watched a documentary on this yesterday and wondered if any of you guys had heard more about it or seen it at all. Pretty horrible rly :O

E: Actual section of the documentary explaining exactly what happened. -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D74A8JEC_rY&feature=related

Name some other crashes that you think are worse as well.

E2: Another horrible one was the one from Tom Pryce.. 2 marshals crossing the track to aid another driver. However, one that was carrying a fire extinguisher was not so lucky, Pryce crashed into the marshal at colossal speed killing them both instantly ( the fire extinguisher hit Pryce in the head.)

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flushje 27 Jul 2010, 15:54
Ye, I watched it too, was really bad, its crazy how they continued the race afterwards.
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 15:56
Yeah i couldn't believe that either, 83 people cut into pieces and 120 injured. That must be a sure fire reason to stop the race... Didn't it say something about carrying on so the ambulances could get in easier or...?
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flushje 27 Jul 2010, 15:59
I dont remember them mentioning that, maybe that was the case though
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 16:08
I remember it saying about how they didn't want to end the race because the leaving of the 250,000 spectators would block the entrance for the ambulances etc.:P
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applesauce 27 Jul 2010, 16:00
I can barely see what happends lol
This one looks prety sweet too, no ppl died tho:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSf7xfMiwus

e: ur vid with commentary x)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFoaFRG1rqo
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ScaTmaN 27 Jul 2010, 16:09
rofl even the guy in burning car didnt die? thats a wonder ...
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 16:12
I put a new vid up so you can see it better, and check the edit at the bottom, explains what happens :)

And wow at your video, how did the guy in the red car survive with all those flames? :O

reminds me of this -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mz3ZzSXyWM terrible crash, its actually quite distressing to watch how the one driver is trying to push the flaming car over to save his friend all on his own and no one helps him :/
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ScaTmaN 27 Jul 2010, 16:17
i cant believe to see that , he try all and the other ppl just stay around and doing nothing , also the other cars still driving ... i dont get this ..
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Edgar 27 Jul 2010, 16:40
Ow, thats sick..
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 16:41
Yep, it really is. Check E2 on the journal for another really bad one :/
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Shortje 27 Jul 2010, 17:31
got goosebumps cause of the vid. unbelievable!
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:47
I get goosebumps every time i watch it.
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sac 27 Jul 2010, 16:14
My fav.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e287pHZNUcs

Tho its not brutal or anything
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 16:15
holy shit :D
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Dustyy 27 Jul 2010, 16:47
That would make a great .gif :D
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janusz 27 Jul 2010, 16:21
kubca's crash was verrry massive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZqBbLyp6oo&feature=related

or gilles vilneueve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Z8V8RvRX0&NR=1&feature=fvwp
on 0:23 you can see when he flew out of car
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sac 27 Jul 2010, 16:23
I even remember this one, when i used to watch F1 was crazy yep

E: omg at second
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 16:29
the second one :OOO
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phaloid 27 Jul 2010, 16:33
One of the most sadly famous crash, Mercedes didn't participate in any race after that, until the 80's or 90's if I remember well :/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fif3Neh1Suw
Not so impressive, but i love how the car flip so easily :P
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 16:36
Hahah, the wind just took it and it flew :D

Another horrible one was the one from Tom Pryce.. 2 marshals crossing the track to aid another driver. However, one that was carrying a fire extinguisher was not so lucky, Pryce crashed into the marshal at colossal speed killing them both instantly ( the fire extinguisher hit Pryce in the head.)

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phaloid 27 Jul 2010, 16:46
Ouch :x
Never cross the track !
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 16:47
Indeed :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS5jneOrZdk look at how the driver keeps turning back in shock when he's seen what happened.
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phaloid 27 Jul 2010, 16:57
I would have puke on my helmet :P
Same happened during DTM race ;) -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofpb8U6W7ik
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:00
Ouch although i think a rabbit is of less significance compared to a human :D

Same kinda idea here also but with a deer -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGJ0fJN10YY This never fails to amuse me, the more i watch the more i laugh at how high it goes :DD ( And how it doesnt even come down :DDDDDDD?? )
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phaloid 27 Jul 2010, 17:13
Ye remember, those proto are damn fast, I guess the deer ended somewhere on the moon.
I can make a car disappear too -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KdUwDN2H5A
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:14
hahaha :DD
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SonDac 27 Jul 2010, 20:23
then when they came back to racing they hired some airplane engineers to do the body work :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow3rxq7U1mA
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phaloid 27 Jul 2010, 23:24
+1 for the take off :)
-1 for the landing :(

Funny side effect of drafting...
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dEVJE 28 Jul 2010, 21:55
Mark webber really loves to fly :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBO1mX8sKYk (same driver as in your video)
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ironic 27 Jul 2010, 16:53
a plane crash
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 16:55
No.
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ironic 27 Jul 2010, 16:57
a train crash
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:01
No.
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ironic 27 Jul 2010, 17:02
a balloon crash
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:04
Gimme a balloon crash then, that seems pretty funny.
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dEzIrE 27 Jul 2010, 17:03
the one where senna died obviously
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:06
Senna was a fucking legend, was probably his ruthless and fearless driving style that killed him :(
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dEzIrE 27 Jul 2010, 17:10
you watched top gear too
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janusz 27 Jul 2010, 17:18
it wasn't so spectacular crash, senna had a bad luck, tire which after blow flew up hit him in head, thats why he died...
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dEzIrE 27 Jul 2010, 17:55
no shit sherlock
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janusz 27 Jul 2010, 18:25
i watched a one hour program on discovery which was explaining why he died. He would stay alive if this tire do not hit him...
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dEzIrE 27 Jul 2010, 20:00
i dont care how the crash was, its asking for the worst, and sennas was a loss for racing
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dEVJE 27 Jul 2010, 17:05
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPinI7idHV8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcSIz-KXjvE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRYPbiyhPLs one of the most touching :(
http://www.dailymotion.pl/video/x4r0pk_f1-sad-moments_extreme f1 fatal crashes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gonhQAIRvQg :x
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:07
:O So much fire... you couldn't even see that entire stand because of the smoke :O
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:15
Yeah i agree and already posted about the Roger Williamson one, so horrible to watch that one.
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dEVJE 27 Jul 2010, 17:21
that guy who tried to rescue him was awarded with like 10 medals as far as I remember
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mz3ZzSXyWM at the start it says he was awarded the George medal for his bravery.. I feel so fucking sorry for that guy, i can't even comprehend what he must of been feeling as he walked away from that car :(
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dEVJE 27 Jul 2010, 17:31
there were even photos of williamson's dead body which was still in the car, but I don't want to search for them again :(
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hsTE 27 Jul 2010, 17:45
image: roger-williamson-crash-tragedy-dutch-gp-73-f1

I think this is one of the most horrible, i imagine this is what David Purley saw in combination with hearing Roger screaming out for help, and from this you can see why Purley would be so distressed...
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INSTi 27 Jul 2010, 17:35
that must be so horrible not being able to help, maybe he was even screaming for a little while.. poor Purley ..
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dEVJE 27 Jul 2010, 19:07
I cant remember where I read that (wikipedia probably) but Purley told that Williamson was shouting "For God's sake, David, help me to get out of here!' or smth like this
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janusz 27 Jul 2010, 17:42
at roger's movie shame on this marshalls, they steel and just looked how David tried to rescue Roger...
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dEVJE 27 Jul 2010, 19:03
W sumie nie obwiniam az tak obslugi. Wyobraz sobie jak goraco bylo w otoczeniu bolidu i jak sie nagrzal sam bolid. Bez gasnic, czy czegos niewiele mogliby zrobic. Purley mial kask, rekawice i uniform, ktory mimo wszystko troche ochranial przed cieplem
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janusz 27 Jul 2010, 19:23
No nie wiem, na ich miejscu napewno nie stalbym w miejscu i nie patrzylbym sie jak roger sie pali pod bolidem...
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dEVJE 27 Jul 2010, 19:35
Nigdy nie bylem w takiej sytuacji i wole nie byc, wiec nie wiem co ja bym zrobil na ich miejscu :P Warunki jednak byly okropne, uczucie przy dotknieciu bolidu bylo pewnie podobne jak dotkniecie rozgrzanego zelazka jesli nie gorsze. Cialo instynktownie by reagowalo na taka temperature
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janusz 27 Jul 2010, 19:42
No, ale nawet nie wzieli gasnicy tylko on musial sam gasic... Jeden mogl wziac jedna gasnice, drugi leciec po druga... cokolwiek :P
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dEVJE 27 Jul 2010, 19:45
w poblizu byla tylko jedna chyba, niestety. Ekipa gasnicza dotarla dopiero po paru minutach :(
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ironic 27 Jul 2010, 17:08
the one where princess di died :'(
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Shortje 27 Jul 2010, 17:37
cause i am austrian i have to add this one :(... (url) [[url]www.youtube.com][/url]
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Pigscanfly 27 Jul 2010, 18:40
final destination 4 olol
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