Three spectators killed in Czech car race accident
Prague - Three spectators were killed Saturday when a vehicle crashed into the audience at a car race in north-eastern Czech Republic, the race organizers said.
The Slovak race driver slid in a curve near the town of Stramberk, which sent him off the race track and into the spectators, local reports said.
The victims included a 38-year-old father and his 13-year-old son, the CTK news agency reported citing a police spokeswoman.
The driver was rushed to a hospital with a slight injury, a race spokesman said in a statement.
The rally was cancelled after the accident, the cause of which is under investigation. (dpa)
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