Racing car rams into crowd, kills four in Pakistan
December 5th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANSBy Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 5 (IANS) A racing event in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi city Sunday evening turned tragic when a car lost control and rammed into the crowd, killing at least four people, including the driver, media reports said.
The race had just started when the driver of one of the cars lost control and broke the security barrier to hit the crowd gathered to witnesses the event, Sama TV reported. The driver and three spectators died on the spot while two others were injured, it added.
“The organisers did not take the requisite permission for holding the event,” Rawalpindi District Coordination Officer Imdad Bosal said.
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