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Re: Possum Borne critical after Accident!!!!

Sun, 27 April 2003 08:02

Friday report:

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Top contender Possum Bourne was seriously injured in an accident on the Waiorau Snowfarm Road this afternoon, when the road car he was driving collided with another competitor entered in the Silverstone Race to the Sky this weekend.

Event Director Grant Aitken said a convoy of competitors driving road cars were inspecting the road under controlled conditions with official lead and a tail cars monitoring speed.

Possum was travelling down the road in a Subaru Forester.

"He was on the correct side of the road and wearing a seat belt at the time," said Mr Aitken.

"It would appear that dusty conditions may have contributed to the collision between Possum and the driver of the last car in the convoy, Mike Barltrop. Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident."

Police estimate that the speeds of both vehicles were less than 60 km's.

Emergency service vehicles were on the scene within minutes and Possum was airlifted to Dunedin hospital where his condition is described as serious. Barltrop suffered a broken leg but his passenger was uninjured.

Possum was the favourite to win this years event, said Mr Aitken.

"It's unfortunate for those of us involved in motorsport that invariably competitors are injured in road accidents after thousands of kilometres in competition injury free."

The Silverstone Race to the Sky will go ahead as planned with practice commencing Saturday morning and the final Race to the Sky event on Sunday

Tuesday report:

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Medical staff at Dunedin General Hospital, New Zealand, remain comfortable that Subaru Rally Team Australia driver Possum Bourne's condition is where they would expect it to be at this stage of his treatment.

However, his condition does remain serious but stable and he will continue to remain in a drug induced coma.

Possum's sister, Kristine Game, said: "No-one should underestimate the challenge Possum faces, but he is fighting as hard as those that know him would expect him to. We are blown away by the level of support, and so will Possum be when he sees the response he has created, which is staggering.

"We are a strong family and we are going okay. It's tough but we're hanging in there and the extended family we have in the rally fraternity is also helping us greatly."

Messages can be left at the website www.possumpwrc.co.nz on the message board, or faxed to New Zealand 09 238 5737. (From Australia: 0011 64 9 238 5737).

Ive also heard somewhere that both his legs are broken quite badly... he had sugery on them, and plates inserted on both.

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