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Indycar confirms contact with fence pole caused Dan Wheldon's death at Las Vegas

By Mark Glendenning Thursday, December 15th 2011, 17:23 GMT

IndyCar has confirmed that Dan Wheldon was killed by a head injury sustained through contact with a catch fencing pole in his crash at Las Vegas in October.

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