Two Goodyear Employees Killed in Nürburgring Industry-Pool Porsche Crash

Two people were killed at the Nürburgring on Wednesday in a crash that took place during Industry-Pool testing, Munich paper Merkur reports.

The two dead were Luxembourg-based Goodyear employees performing a tire test in a Porsche on the Nordschleife on Wednesday morning. The crash occurred at Tiergarten, a series of high-speed esses that come after the fast left-hand kink at the end of the long Döttinger Hohe straight. Both were thrown out of the car.

"We are deeply saddened that two Luxembourg-based Goodyear employees died in a car accident on a test track in Germany on August 9," Goodyear GmBH said in a statement to Merkur. "We are supporting the local authorities in the investigation." A Porsche spokesperson also told the paper that "[a]t the moment we can only confirm that the vehicle involved in the accident is a model of our brand."

A Nürburgring spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.

Industry Pool is a large private test session held for automakers and suppliers to develop their latest products. During any given Industry Pool session, you'll see a number of prototypes cars from all sorts of companies lapping the Nordschliefe at the same time. Industry Pool sessions are not open to the public.

Oftentimes after Industry Pool sessions finish, the Ring opens up for paid public Touristenfaharten, or Tourist Drives. The Wednesday evening session was cancelled following the crash.

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