While driving alone on a steep slope, the car somersaulted and fell on him. The athlete died at the scene.
American rally driver and extreme sports star Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident in Utah on Monday, January 2. He was 55 years old. This was reported on the website of the racing team Hoonigan Racing Division.
“We are deeply saddened to confirm that Ken Block died in a snowmobile accident today. Ken was a visionary, pioneer and icon. And most importantly, a father and husband. We will miss him dearly.”
Details of the accident were not disclosed in the message. But the Daily Mail says Ken Block was driving alone on a steep slope when the snowmobile rolled over and fell on him. He died at the scene of his injuries.
He was doing stunts in his new Ski-Doo Summit X Turbo in Idaho last week and was amazed by its power.
Who is Ken Block?
Ken Block has competed in a variety of sports including skateboarding, snowboarding, motocross, rally and rallycross.
In 2005, at the age of 38, he decided to race and started rallying with the Vermont SportsCar team. At the end of his first rally year, Block won the Rally America Rookie of the Year award.
In 2010, the Monster World Rally team announced the athlete as its driver for several stages of the World Championship.
He became Ford’s first American driver in the World Rally Championship.
Block achieved the greatest fame thanks to extreme car stunts and a series of short videos in the gymkhana style.
Block was one of the founders and CEO of sports and skate shoe company DC Shoes.
Recall that on October 22, at the age of 78, the Austrian billionaire and businessman Dietrich Mateschitz died. He was the founder of the energy drink company Red Bull, the teams of two Formula 1 teams and the owner of football clubs.
Source: Focus
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