The 13th edition of the Modena Cento Ore Classic - a rally for historic vehicles organized by the Scuderia Tricolore of Modena and by Canossa Events - was held from Wednesday, 04 to Sunday, 08 June 2014. The first four legs were completed without major incidents, but the following displacement stage was marred by a crash that resulted in the death of one of the competitors, Antonio Bertini of Italy.

The accident occurred around 12h30 on Saturday, 07 June 2014. After the end of a special stage at the Pradarena Pass, all the competitors moved to the parc fermé located in Ligonchio, province of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Then in the afternoon of the same day was scheduled the final stage from Carpineti to Modena. While travelling along the provincial road SP18, Antonio Bertini failed to negotiate a right-hand corner on a tricky downhill near the small village of Ospitaletto, province of Reggio Emilia. His white Marcos 1800 GT left the road and went straight into a ravine. It violently crashed into a tree on the right side of the roof, hopeless for Bertini, who died on the spot.

The rescue crews provided by the organisation and the helicopter emergency service that arrived to the place of accident in a matter of minutes, found the unfortunate driver still trapped into the cockpit and already dead. It was reported that Antonio Bertini was driving without safety belt fastened. His co-driver, Britain's Adam Cunnington, escaped unscathed.

After the tragedy, the organizers stopped the event and the last special stage to the finish line in Modena was annulled.

Antonio Bertini, 49-year-old from Pisa, lived and worked in Switzerland. He and his friend Adam Cunnington were regular entrants in international historic events, sharing the Marcos 1800 GT. It was a 1965 right-hand drive car, fitted with a 1.8-litre Jaguar engine.

R.I.P