• 8 months ago
Tony Seymour, 59-year-old, Australian rally driver from Brisbane, Queensland, lost his life during the second day of the Targa Tasmania, a round of the 2022 Australian Targa Championship, on Wednesday, 27 April of that year.

Seymour who was driving a yellow Lotus Exige #903, lost control of his car which went off the road, fell into a ditch and crashed into a tree. He was killed instantly, his wife and co-driver Sandra Seymour escaped without serious injuries.

The accident happened on Mount Roland, during one of the final stages of the rally. Following the accident, the event was declared non-competitive. Seymour was the fourth driver to lose his life in the Targa Tasmania within two years; three racers, Shane Navin, Leigh Mundy and Dennis Neagle, were killed in 2021 in two separate accidents.

Tony and Sandra Seymour were experienced competitors in the Targa Tasmania; they finished third in GT Sports Trophy class, in the 2019 edition of the rally, and 17th overall in 2021, driving the same Lotus Exige.

R.I.P

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