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4 Killed In Hungary As Rally Car Slams Into Spectators


Hungarian police officers close the road near the crash site where a vehicle taking part in the Esztergom Nyerges Rally veered off the road on March 24.
Hungarian police officers close the road near the crash site where a vehicle taking part in the Esztergom Nyerges Rally veered off the road on March 24.

Four people were killed and several others injured on March 24 when a driver competing in a Hungarian motorsport rally skidded off the road and crashed into spectators, authorities said. According to a police statement, it is not yet clear why the vehicle taking part in the two-day Esztergom Nyerges Rally in northern Hungary veered off the road. The crash occurred in the northern Komarom Esztergom county, and left at least four people dead and seven injured, police said, adding that an investigation is under way. Several ambulances and rescue helicopters were dispatched to the scene, and the rally was immediately halted.

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