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Niclas Grönholm crashes in Jyväskylä as rally car rolls several times

Grönholm and co-driver Samu Vaaleri escaped unharmed. The next step is to rebuild the car before returning to action.

Group efforts to recover a flipped vehicle during an offroad race in Kazakhstan.
Recovery efforts on a flipped vehicle during an offroad race. Nikita Volodko · Pexels

Niclas Grönholm was involved in a heavy crash in Jyväskylä after his rally car hit a stone and rolled several times. The incident stopped the run, but current information says both Grönholm and co-driver Samu Vaaleri came away without injuries.

Grönholm said the team now simply needs to put the car back together and drive again. The crash is a setback in the competition, although no personal injuries have been reported.

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