Professional rally driver Ken Block has died in a snowmobile accident in Utah, United States, on Monday.
Newsbreak.ng reports that the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office stated that it received a call about an accident in Mill Hollow area at about 2 p.m. local time.
We are devastated by the news of Ken Block’s tragic passing and our sincere condolences go to his family, friends and millions of fans.
Mr. Block will forever be remembered as one of America’s greatest rally drivers and an icon of car culture.
RIP @kblock43 (1967-2022) pic.twitter.com/OK5YHQZBS3
— FIA Rally Star (@FIARallyStar) January 3, 2023
“The driver, Kenneth Block, [a] 55-year-old male out of Park City, Utah, was riding a snowmobile on a steep slope when the snowmobile upended, landing on top of him.
“He was pronounced deceased at the scene from injuries sustained in the accident,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement posted to Facebook.
“Mr. Block was riding with a group but was alone when the accident occurred,” it added.
Block has million of followers on YouTube and his Gymkhana videos where he publishes car-driving stunt videos.
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