Four people have died and 15 have been injured after a drag racing car spun out of control and hit a crowd of spectators in Tennessee, officials say.
The accident happened at the Cars for Kids charity event in Selmer, 130 km (80 miles) east of Memphis.
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/43057000/jpg/_43057603_ap203bodycar.jpg)
A witness, Scott Henley, told the Associated Press that, after burning off its tyres, the vehicle swerved into a pole and then spun into the crowd (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/sad.gif)
You can't make motorsport completely safe and most of the US raceways are pretty safe, seems like it was an unlucky fluke accident (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/sad.gif)
Our thoughts are with peoples families.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6760787.stm
(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/down.gif)
sometimes the world sucks
Damn!!(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/shame.gif) (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/shame.gif) That does suck!!!(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/down.gif) (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/down.gif)
Quoting F Body : most of the US raceways are pretty safe
Looks the car was a doing a Demo run on a normal highway with people sat in folding picnic chairs by the roadside (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/sad.gif)
http://dynamic.cnn.com/apps/tp/video/us/2007/06/17/vo.tn.drag.race.accident.wmc/video.ws.asx?NGUserID=false&adDEmas=falseIf the video link doesn't work try this link :
http://www.cnn.com/US/
Jees thats bad. Death toll is apparently now seven. (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/shame.gif)
3 more have died from their injuries which brings the death toll to 7.(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/sad.gif)
It's bloody sad that they died from a freak "accident" like this.(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/down.gif)
Makes one wonder if the burnout was scripted and went awry or if it were actually driver error.(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
My thoughts go out to all those involved and their families.(http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/sad.gif)
That's not good. (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/sad.gif)
Makes me wonder why that was being done on a road . . . ?
Without barriers it's an accident waiting to happen . . . (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/down.gif)
Not good at all - shame to hear so many people died (http://mkb-cc.yanksrule.co.uk//Forum/smileys/down.gif)
As RK says - without barriers and appropriate measures it is just waiting to happen.......specially with high powered drag cars such as this was...
Quoting: sixpack2639
My thoughts go out to all those involved and their families.
Indeed, likewise mate