Éric Aubijoux (8 December 1964 – 20 January 2007) was a French motorcycle rider. He competed in the Dakar Rally six times, before being killed during the

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

edition of the event. He was the second fatality of the 2007 Dakar, following the death of fellow motorcyclist, South African

Elmer Symons Elmer Symons (14 February 1977 – 9 January 2007) was a motorcycle enduro racer. Symons was born in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He began enduro racing in 1996 and moved to the United States in 2003. He had placed well in numerous re ...

, eleven days earlier. Éric Aubijoux died on the 14th and penultimate stage between Tambacounda and

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

. Initially it was thought that this was due to heart failure, however after investigation the cause of death was determined to be the result of an accident.Dakar 2007 - Bike death a road accident
Yahoo!-Eurosport. Retrieved 28 June 2007 The confusion was caused by the fact that his bike appeared to be undamaged. It is believed he pulled over feeling unwell and then collapsed due to a seizure. He never regained consciousness and died at the scene. He was declared 18th position overall, and was competing in his 6th Dakar Rally.

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