British racing driver Sean Edwards was killed today in an accident at the Queensland Raceway. He was participating in a private test session and was a passenger in a 996 Porsche 911.
The 20-year-old driver suffered life-threatening injuries and is currently in intensive care at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
It’s believed Edwards was killed instantly when the car left the circuit and crashed into a tyre wall. Rescue crews took three hours to remove the driver from the wreckage.
Edwards is the current leader of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup series, a support category to Formula 1, and drove in the winning Black Falcon crew at this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hour Race at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3.
The 26-year-old Brit was the son of Guy Edwards, who was one of the first on the scene at Niki Lauda’s crash during the 1976 German Grand Prix. Sean worked as a consultant for the movie Rush and also played the role of his father in the film.
He was well liked and numerous motorsport identities from a wide cross section of backgrounds have expressed their sorrow at his passing, including David Brabham, Martin Brundle, Sebastien Ogier, Jason Plato and Mark Webber.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
[Source: News Ltd]