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Attilio Bettega (32) died on the 4th stage of the Tour de Corse when he lost control of his Lancia and crashed into a tree which simply ruptured into the driver’s seat and killed him instantly

Thursday 2nd May 1985

Attilio Bettega (32) died on the 4th stage of the Tour de Corse when he lost control of his Lancia and crashed into a tree which simply ruptured into the driver’s seat and killed him instantly. His co-driver Maurizio Perissinot survived the crash uninjured.

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