The commander of the Marinha Grande Volunteer Firefighters, Vítor Graça, told Mundo Deportive the car 'collapsed about 500/600 meters from the beginning of the first section, when it hit a pine tree'.
A Spanish rally co-driver died in a horrific crash today when her car veered off the road and smashed into another vehicle before slamming into a pine tree.
Valencian Laura Salvo, 21, was competing in the first stage of the Rally Vidreiro in Portugal when her car allegedly careered off the road and slammed into the tree on the right-hand side of the road.
The car was driven by Miguel Socias and medics rushed to the scene within two minutes. Despite the quick response, attempts to resuscitate her failed and she died on the roadside.
The commander of the Marinha Grande Volunteer Firefighters, Vítor Graça, told Mundo Deportive the car 'collapsed about 500/600 meters from the beginning of the first section, when it hit a pine tree'.