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Crash Video: Miedecke’s Ford Capri plunges into river

Submitted by on February 7, 2012

Check out this shocking vision of George Miedecke plummeting into a river during the Targa Wrest Point Rally.

Driving a Ford Capri Perana, Miedecke and co-driver Daniel Willson missed a corner and ploughed into Tasmania’s Huon River.

Miedecke’s crash followed that of Ralph Norton’s Subaru only moments earlier.

According to his Facebook page Miedecke’s car left the road at around 140kmh before plunging  eight meters into the river.

Co-driver Daniel Willson was taken to hospital with a  suspected fractured vertebrae, whilst Miedecke escaped with minor bruising.

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