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Accident: a track marshal was confirmed dead at the Canadian Grand Prix Photo: AFP<\/p>\n

The Canadian Grand Prix track marshal who fell under a mobile crane after helping to remove Esteban Gutierrez\u2019s Sauber in the closing stages of the race has died from his injuries.<\/p>\n

The marshal, who could not be seen by the driver of the crane, tripped after trying to retrieve his dropped radio. After being taken to the circuit\u2019s medical centre, the unidentified man was flown by helicopter to the Sacre-Coeur hospital in Montreal for treatment in its traumatology department.<\/p>\n

He is the third marshal to have died since 2000 after fatal accidents at the Italian Grand Prix in 2000 and the Australian Grand Prix<\/a> in 2001, although both of those incidents involved wheels which had come loose.<\/p>\n

Among those to pay tribute to the marshal last night was Ferrari\u2019s double world champion Fernando Alonso<\/a> who had just finished the race in second place. \u201cToday there is nothing to celebrate,\u201d tweeted the Spaniard. \u201cTerrible news arrive with the death of a marshal this race. Very sad. RIP.\u201d<\/p>\n

A statement released by the FIA read: \u201cThe FIA is sad to announce the death of a Formula One Grand Prix du Canada<\/a> worker at 6.02pm (local time).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe worker, a member of the Automobile Club de l\u2019Ile Notre Dame, was the victim of an unfortunate accident that occurred at the end of this afternoon\u2019s race. \u2013 The Telegraph<\/a><\/p>\n

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