At least 7 dead & 21 injured as rally car ploughs into crowd in massive crash at Fox Hill Super Cross event in Sri Lanka
AT LEAST seven people have been killed and 21 injured as a rally car ploughed into a crowd after a massive crash on track.
Fans and track marshalls were killed when one of the speeding racecars hurtled off the course at the Fox Hill Super Cross 2024 event in Sri Lanka.
Photos and videos show the horrific aftermath as ambulances were driven onto the track to help the victims.
Some of the injured are understood to be fighting for their livers.
And one of the is reported to be a little girl, 8.
More than 100,000 spectators had gathered to watch the race which was held in Diyatalawa.
One of the cars lost control after hitting one of the earth embankments on the dirt track.
The vehicle then ploughed into the gathered crowds who stood right on the edge of the course.
Footage taken from moments before the crash shows one of the racecars flipped on its roof.
The person behind the camera is then knocked to the ground as a second car appears to crash into the screaming fans.
Other footage then shows spectators bravely rushing onto the circuit as a second rally car sits on its side.
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