Citroen DS 3 WRC r💝unner Stephane Lefebvre has crashed o🎉ut of Rallye Deutschland in the fearsome 40.80km Panzerplatte Lang test.

According to the official WRC site𝓰 the Frenchman went off at the 12.4km point. The medical team was then deployed and the stage was stopped.

Lefebvre💫 and co-driver Gabin Moreau were both injured in the incident and were later taken conscious to hospital.

A statement on the Rallyeꦺ Deutschland website reads:

"During the Deutschland Rallye, an incident occurred on SS 10. The car with starting number 10 slid off the road. Driver and co-driver were injured. Medical staff are♓ on site and provided assistance. No spectators were involved in the incident. The stage was stopped and the competitors will be making their way back to Trier.

"As soon as further information is available, this will be publꦿished immediately."

Lefebvre had been running sixth overall.

Update available here: Lefebvre and Moreau💮 sustain fractures and internal🥂 injuries