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Monday, 09 April 2018 / Published in News, Press Release

Injured Gareth out of hospital and action for the next one year

Injured Gareth out of hospital and action for the next one year

He survived an 11.74 Force of Gravity Crash During the Safari Rally

Termed  Accident as Another Day in Office

Rai instantaneously pressed the “red button”,   a Panic Gadget Which Immediately

Sends an SOS signal to the Rally Headquarters in Time of Life Threatening

Emergency Like That Day via GSM system.

Medics evacuate Onkar Rai’s navigator Gareth Dawe from the scene of the accident involving their Skoda at Kedong during the Safari Rally on March 18, 2016 Safari Rally organizers proved their organizational ability with quick medical response and a well-run rally.

Medics evacuate Onkar Rai’s navigator Gareth Dawe from the scene of the accident involving their Skoda at Kedong during the Safari Rally on March 18, 2016 Safari Rally organizers proved their organizational ability with quick medical response and a well-run rally.

Nairobi, April 8 2018–Gareth Dawe, the navigator of Onka Rai who survived an near fatal freak accident in their Skoda Fabia during the last day of the 2018 ARC Safari Rally is back at home walking on his own after spending three weeks in hospital with a broken back.

Last week he discarded the Zimmer Frame which aided him in walking since undergoing a successful operation and is now attending physiotherapy and recuperating at home. “It was a freak accident,” said Dawe  today but he thanked his  God for being able to walk again.

Dawe will be out of rally action at least for  a  year following the doctor’s advice and medication timetable but he is not overawed by the accident.

On March 18 only a few kilometres before the end of the last competitive stage Kedong, Dawe recalls they were motoring really fast with the purpose of cancelling the 13 seconds between them and event leader Car Tundo in a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X.

The car creased over a brow before hitting a bank at high speed. Dawe knew he was injured, Rai instantaneously pressed the “red button”,   a panic gadget which immediately sends an SOS signal to the rally headquarters in time of life threatening emergency like that day via GSM system.

Clerk of Course Gurvir Bhabra and the entire crew at HQ knew something serious had happened after the tracking signal on the car stopped abruptly and  an 11.74 Gravity Force registered on the WRC Standard tracking system. “ The force compressed everybody and everything including the car, an unfortunate accident nobody is to blame,” he calls.

This force is enough to buckle the chassis of a normal car. Luckily the car did not cat-wheel or roll but it was extensively damaged.

Medics evacuate Onkar Rai’s navigator Gareth Dawe from the scene of the accident involving their Skoda at Kedong during the Safari Rally on March 18, 2016 Safari Rally organizers proved their organizational ability with quick medical response and a well-run rally.

Medics evacuate Onkar Rai’s navigator Gareth Dawe from the scene of the accident involving their Skoda at Kedong during the Safari Rally on March 18, 2016 Safari Rally organizers proved their organizational ability with quick medical response and a well-run rally.

The first responder ambulance was only 800 metres away and rushed to the scene. The rally was stopped immediately. Next the medical evacuation helicopter was on its way to the accident scene.

Dawe recalled  that though groggy, the medical team was absolutely  “fantastic. The doctor had the right equipment and stablised me inside the car and delicately they removed me and loaded me in the helicopter.”

He was at Nairobi Hospital within an hour. This action impressed the WRC Promoter Oliver Ciesla who said that though he was not in Kenya to observe the safety aspect of the event he was non-the-less extremely impressed.

Rai said he was happy his navigator was fine  and they will soon back to action.

Dawe,43,  is the Procurement manager at Timsales Limited. He started rallying in 1995 in Zimbabwe, his former country and the accident has not diminished his love of rallying. It was simply another day in office, he concluded.

 Ends

Medics evacuate Onkar Rai’s navigator Gareth Dawe from the scene of the accident involving their Skoda at Kedong during the Safari Rally on March 18, 2016 Safari Rally organizers proved their organizational ability with quick medical response and a well-run rally.

Medics evacuate Onkar Rai’s navigator Gareth Dawe from the scene of the accident involving their Skoda at Kedong during the Safari Rally on March 18, 2016 Safari Rally organizers proved their organizational ability with quick medical response and a well-run rally.

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