Horse woman loses elite gelding after Cotswolds car crash
Seventeen-year-old rider Tinks Walker was injured and her horse Benny was killed after a car crashed into them on a Cotswolds village lane.
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Seventeen-year-old equestrian rider Tinks Walker was left injured and her elite gelding Benny was killed after a car collided with them on a country lane in the Cotswolds. The Daily Mail reported that Walker went headfirst through the car windscreen during the collision and regained consciousness to find her horse dying in the road. [1]
The crash shattered Walker's plans to seek selection for Great Britain in the Eventing European Championships for Young Riders next year. Her family is now seeking justice following a decision by Wiltshire Police not to pursue action. [1]
Team GB is the brand name used by the British Olympic Association for the national Olympic team, which is officially titled the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team. [2]
In short
- Tinks Walker was injured when a car crashed into her and her horse Benny on a Cotswolds lane.
- The horse Benny died from the crash.
- Walker was aiming for selection for Great Britain in the Eventing European Championships for Young Riders.
- Wiltshire Police decided not to prosecute following the incident.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Teenage rider devastated after car crashes into her 'Olympic' horse Benny who has to be put down - dashing their Team GB hopesDaily Mail, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Team GB on Wikipedia
- [3]List of Alex Rider characters on Wikipedia
- [4]Totilas on Wikipedia
- [5]Team GB on Grokipedia
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