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Pregnant woman among six killed after rally car crashes into crowd in northern Spain

Six people have been killed and several others injured after a car spun out of control and plough...
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22.27 5 Sep 2015


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Pregnant woman among six killed after rally car crashes into crowd in northern Spain

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22.27 5 Sep 2015


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Six people have been killed and several others injured after a car spun out of control and ploughed into a crowd during a rally in Spain.

The driver lost control and skidded off the track killing four women, one of whom was pregnant, and two men.

About a dozen people were hurt in the crash at the Coruna race in Galicia.

Local media reported that the driver and co-driver were unharmed.

"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 the car careering off a woodland track and into a crowd of onlookers in a cloud of dust.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who is from Galicia in the northwest, said on his Twitter feed: "The Coruna Rally is in mourning.

"My deepest condolences to the bereaved and wishes for a complete recovery of those injured." 

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