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Fabrizio Meoni has died after falling on stage 11 of the Dakar rally. Paramedics arrived within minutes, but the Italian died at the scene. The 47-year-old KTM rider was running second overall in the motorcycle category. Meoni won the Dakar rally twice, in 2001 and 2002.

Jose Manuel Perez, a Spanish motorcyclist ,who crashed on the Rally last week, has died from complications after having his spleen and a kidney removed.

Colin McCrae, the Scottish driver, is still suffering partial blindness after his violent accident last week that ended his Dakar Rally.

More than 50 racers and spectators have died in the 27 year history of the Dakar Rally.