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Mathieu Baumel, a four-time winner of the Dakar Rally as a navigator, has been seriously injured in a car accident and is in an artificial coma.
Four-time Dakar Rally navigator winner Mathieu Baumel has been seriously injured in a road car accident while heading to the Rallye Monte Carlo Historique in Reims. Baumel stopped to help a crashed vehicle when he was hit by an oncoming car. According to his father Gerard, Baumel was conscious when he was hit, but his exact condition is unknown. Reports suggest he is in an induced coma with leg injuries. Baumel is well-regarded as one of the finest cross-country navigators globally and has partnered with Nasser Al-Attiyah across various teams like Volkswagen, Toyota, and Prodrive.
