Motorcycle rally rider Alberto Martinez dies in traffic accident

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SHOWS:

GORAFE, SPAIN (RECENT, 2020) (ICARUS SPORTS - ACCESS ALL)

1. ALBERTO MARTINEZ AT START OF A TIMED STAGE OF THE HISPANIA RALLY (MUTE)

2. ALBERTO MARTINEZ IN ACTION (2 SHOTS)

VARIOUS LOCATIONS (RECENT AND FILE) (ACTIONGRAPHERS VIA ICARUS SPORTS - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)

3. STILL PHOTOS OF ALBERTO MARTINEZ (10 SHOTS)

GORAFE, SPAIN (RECENT, 2020) (ICARUS SPORTS - ACCESS ALL)

4. AERIAL VIEW OF ALBERTO MARTINEZ ON STAGE

VARIOUS LOCATIONS (RECENT AND FILE) (ACTIONGRAPHERS VIA ICARUS SPORTS - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE)

5. STILL PHOTOS OF ALBERTO MARTINEZ (4 SHOTS)

STORY: Motorcycle rally rider Alberto Martinez of Spain died in a traffic accident on Thursday (March 5) before the start of the third stage of the Hispania Rally in Gorafe, Spain.

The 42-year-old rider was involved in a fatal collision on the A-92 highway, north of Granada, in a liaison section before the day's competition had started. Organisers immediately cancelled the stage.

Martinez, also known as "Albertito Carpediem", had been using the rally to help him prepare to take part in the 2021 Dakar Rally.

(Production: Mike Brock)