<p>The dead spectator was Sonia Gallardo, 28, doctor Norberto Brusa said in front of television cameras at a hospital in Cordoba. Her heart stopped twice during a helicopter flight from the accident scene, and she died of head and other injuries here Saturday.<br />A 24-year-old man was undergoing surgery for injuries sustained in the mishap, and a boy was taken to a children's hospital for treatment. Two other spectators suffered minor injuries.<br /><br />Argentine media reports said that Schultis lost control of his car on a curve and careened into a group of dozens of people watching from the edge of the unfenced racecourse.<br />Later, Schultis reportedly quit the race, which began in earnest with Saturday's first stage from Colon to Cordoba, after a ceremonial drive on Friday from Buenos Aires by the 362 competitors driving in four race divisions: 134 cars, 52 trucks, 151 bikes and 25 quads.<br /><br />The 14-stage, 9,000-kilometre event through Argentina and Chile, considered the toughest road race in the world, is slated to conclude Jan 17 in Buenos Aires. It is the 32nd Dakar Rally.<br /><br />Televised images showed Schultis in apparent shock shortly after the accident. Witnesses said that he frantically tried to aid the victims and seemed to be deeply shaken.<br /><br />A spokesman for rally organizers said the accident took place at a spot where spectators were not permitted. Schultis was not disqualified.<br /><br />Local media said that the victims were watching the race from their own property.<br />In the car category, Juan "Nani" Roma of Spain, who won the Dakar motorcycle division in 2004, finished first in Saturday's stage at the wheel of a BMW X3 for the German X-Raid team, 2 minutes and seven seconds ahead of his closest pursuer.<br />David Casteu of France won the motorcycle stage riding his Sherco, just three seconds ahead of countryman Cyril Despres.<br /><br />The first stage was shortened to 199 kilometres, due to flooding that made 52 kilometres of the course unpassable.</p>
<p>The dead spectator was Sonia Gallardo, 28, doctor Norberto Brusa said in front of television cameras at a hospital in Cordoba. Her heart stopped twice during a helicopter flight from the accident scene, and she died of head and other injuries here Saturday.<br />A 24-year-old man was undergoing surgery for injuries sustained in the mishap, and a boy was taken to a children's hospital for treatment. Two other spectators suffered minor injuries.<br /><br />Argentine media reports said that Schultis lost control of his car on a curve and careened into a group of dozens of people watching from the edge of the unfenced racecourse.<br />Later, Schultis reportedly quit the race, which began in earnest with Saturday's first stage from Colon to Cordoba, after a ceremonial drive on Friday from Buenos Aires by the 362 competitors driving in four race divisions: 134 cars, 52 trucks, 151 bikes and 25 quads.<br /><br />The 14-stage, 9,000-kilometre event through Argentina and Chile, considered the toughest road race in the world, is slated to conclude Jan 17 in Buenos Aires. It is the 32nd Dakar Rally.<br /><br />Televised images showed Schultis in apparent shock shortly after the accident. Witnesses said that he frantically tried to aid the victims and seemed to be deeply shaken.<br /><br />A spokesman for rally organizers said the accident took place at a spot where spectators were not permitted. Schultis was not disqualified.<br /><br />Local media said that the victims were watching the race from their own property.<br />In the car category, Juan "Nani" Roma of Spain, who won the Dakar motorcycle division in 2004, finished first in Saturday's stage at the wheel of a BMW X3 for the German X-Raid team, 2 minutes and seven seconds ahead of his closest pursuer.<br />David Casteu of France won the motorcycle stage riding his Sherco, just three seconds ahead of countryman Cyril Despres.<br /><br />The first stage was shortened to 199 kilometres, due to flooding that made 52 kilometres of the course unpassable.</p>