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Four die after rally car crashes into spectators in Hungary

Others were injured when the vehicle veered off the road during a race in the northwest of the country.

Hungarian police officers close the road near the crash site where a vehicle taking part in the Esztergom Nyerges Rally veered off from the road on March 24, 2024, near Bajot, 55kms away from Budapest. Four people were killed and several others injured when a vehicle competing in a Hungarian rally on March 24 afternoon skidded off the road and crashed into spectators, authorities said. According to a police statement, a vehicle taking part in the Esztergom Nyerges Rally in northern Hungary, for reasons yet unclear, veered off the road and crashed into spectators. (Photo by FERENC ISZA / AFP)
Image: Police officers near the crash site between Bajot and Labatlan in Hungary on Sunday. Pic: Getty
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Four people have died after a rally car veered off the road and crashed into a group of spectators in Hungary.

At least eight others were injured in the crash during a race between the towns of Labatlan and Bajot near the Danube River in the northwest of the country.

Police said in a statement that the reason for the crash is not yet known.

Eight ambulances and four rescue helicopters went to the scene, according to local media.

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One child was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, another person was seriously injured and six more, including a child, suffered minor injuries, local reports added.

The Esztergom-Nyerges Rally was called off after the crash involving a Skoda Fabia Rally2, according to online reports.