Six killed as car crashes into crowd during Spanish rally
Sunday 6 September 2015 15:20, UK
Six people were killed and several others injured when a rally car spun out of control at the Coruna rally in north west, Spain.
The driver lost control and skidded off the track killing four women, one of whom was pregnant, and two men.
"One of the drivers took the track at a much higher speed than he should have and he veered off a curve, slamming into around 20 people," a Civil Guard spokesman said.
Television footage showed a rally car careering off a woodland track into a throng of onlookers in a cloud of dust.
Local media reported that the driver and co-driver were unharmed, but the spokesman was unable to confirm that information.
"The Coruna Rally is in mourning. My deepest condolences to the bereaved and wishes for a complete recovery of those injured," Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who is from Galicia, said on his official Twitter feed.
