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[FULL] Dario Franchitti IndyCar crash at Houston Grand Prix Franchitti Crashes Into Fence Video
- Published_at:2013-10-06
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:mediaproductclips
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- description: Dario Franchitti IndyCar crash at Houston Grand Prix Franchitti Crashes Into Fence Dario Franchitti IndyCar crash at Houston Grand Prix Franchitti Crashes Into Fence Dario Franchitti IndyCar crash at Houston Grand Prix Franchitti Crashes Into Fence Dario Franchitti's car went airborne into the catchfence on the final lap of the Grand Prix of Houston in a three-car crash that also collected E.J. Viso and Takuma Sato. Franchitti stayed in the tub of his Chip Ganassi Racing car a lengthy time as Viso and Sato eventually climbed from theirs and walked away. Race officials and safety workers tended to Franchitti until an ambulance arrived. Franchitti was awake and alert and complaining of back and ankle pain after the crash on a temporary street circuit in Reliant Park. Team owner Ganassi said on TV the four-time IndyCar champion was OK. "He's talking. His ankle is a little sore. His back is a little sore. He's going to take a trip to the hospital, but he is OK," Ganassi said. he wreck vaulted pieces of the car and catchfence into stands where fans were sitting. The ABC television affiliate in Houston, KTRK, reported at least 13 people were injured, according to the Houston Fire Department. Most of them are being treated at the scene, but two people have been transported to the hospital. IndyCar PR representative Amy Konrath said an update on the injured fans would be forthcoming. Indianapolis Star motor sports reporter Curt Cavin, who was covering the race in Houston, tweeted that IndyCar official Kim Tyger suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.
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