On the 5th March 1986 in Portugal, Group B was coming to an end on the first stage after the incident of Joaquim Santos. Santos was seeded 12th and the lead drivers were already through and road was clearer but still there were occasional spectators standing in middle of the road to cheer on the local drivers. Coming from fast right hand corner and into a tighter right hander over a small crest on downhill section, Santos lost control of the car and spun right into the crowd. Two children and a woman were killed on the spot and 30 injured, with one of the injured children later dying in the hospital. This saw the start of the end.
(CarThrottle.com)
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