In Evpatoria during the 5th stage of the Russian Cup on drag racing disaster struck. Russian rider Evgeny Kern crashed trying to set the record. The accident happened on the runway Evpatoria aircraft repair plant.

44-year-old driver went to start on the Nissan GTR. The car has a top speed of 300 km per hour, but at the finish of the pilot by a strange reason not slowed down, but continued to gain speed. In consequence of a car crashed into a concrete block, flew into the field where the car turned over a couple of times.

Professionals and witnesses of the catastrophe Express their own versions of what happened. The specific cause of death of the pilot was the failure of the airbags. According to one version, the machine didn't work the brakes, as he jammed the throttle cable. Among other things, the experts expressed the opinion that the pilot during launch could overload to lose consciousness, according to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta".

Note that before the death of 44-year-old Kern managed to set a record. Experienced athlete traveled kilometer highway in 9.8 seconds.

Doctors on duty at the competition, could not save the team. Information about the death of racer approved local structure of law and order. Discusses 3 reasons for accidents: lack of backbone, breakdown car after repairs, poor health of the driver.

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