1979 Ekrattsloppet (Sweden) fatal accident

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1979 Ekrattsloppet (Sweden) fatal accident

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On 4 August 1979 during Ekrattsloppet rally race in Sweden, BMW driven by two brothers crashed into tree and caught fire. Both racers were transported to Blekinge hospital where driver succumbed to his injuries. Co-driver survived.

I couldn't find more information about this case, especially names of both drivers. Articles about accident were published in two Swedish newspapers:
Expressen, issue of 5 Aug 1979: https://tidningar.kb.se/4112703/1979-08 ... attsloppet
Aftonbladet, issue of 5 Aug 1979: https://tidningar.kb.se/4112678/1979-08 ... attsloppet

Maybe someone has these newspapers or access to local library to search?
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Case closed, racer's name was Mikael Björnlund, 20. He was actually co-driver.

Sources:
Dagens Nyheter, issue of 6 Aug 1979.
Svenska Dagbladet, issue of 6 Aug 1979.
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