At least 7 killed, 21 injured in motor racing mishap in Sri Lanka


A video shared widely on social media showed track marshals waving yellow flags to warn other drivers to slow down after a car overturned on the track.

COLOMBO (AFP): At least seven people were killed and another 21 wounded when a race car ploughed into spectators at a packed motorsport event hosted by Sri Lanka's army Sunday, police said.

A driver crashed into the crowd on an unprotected stretch of the track at the Fox Hill circuit, which is maintained by the Sri Lankan army.

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