Racing driver dies after seven-car pile-up during qualifiers

20 Apr 2026 • 12:26 AM MYT
The Independent
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Racing driver dies after seven-car pile-up during qualifiers

  • Racing driver Juha Miettinen, 66, died following a seven-car collision during the ADAC 24h Nurburgring Qualifiers in Germany.
  • Seven competitors were involved in the serious incident, which led to race control immediately halting the competition.
  • Despite rapid intervention from emergency services, Miettinen could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the medical centre after unsuccessful resuscitation attempts.
  • The other six drivers involved were taken for precautionary examinations and are not in a life-threatening condition.
  • The race was suspended for Saturday evening, with a minute's silence for Miettinen when competition resumed on Sunday.

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