Monster truck crushes through crowd killing three and injuring dozens | News World

No less than three people were killed when a driver lost control and ploughed into spectators at a monster truck event.

Harrowing footage showed the vehicle bouncing over a line of scrap metal before veering right and hurtling into the gang.

Screams rang out because it mowed down several spectators who were attempting to scramble out of the way in which.

The incident happened at a monster truck exhibition in Popayan, Colombia.

The motive force is believed to have lost control because the modified vehicle landed from a jump, sending it forward, where it hit a lightweight pole.

Bystanders rushed to assist the injured as emergency crews went to the scene, where a minor was pronounced dead.

Two others later died within the hospital, and no less than 38 people have been injured and brought to hospitals across town.

Local media had not reported the identities of those involved on the time of the newest update.

Popayán’s mayor, Juan Carlos Muñoz Bravo, said in a press release: ‘We’re deeply saddened by the accident within the Boulevard Rose area, which has up to now left greater than 38 people injured and three dead.

‘From the outset as mayor, I’ve made all available resources available to support the victims and their families.

‘We’re working closely with hospitals, emergency services and the authorities to make sure people receive prompt, compassionate and dignified care at this difficult time.

‘I’ve given clear instructions for an intensive investigation.. This could never have happened, and the facts will likely be established with full responsibility and transparency.’

In 2015, the same incident happened when three people died and 15 more were injured after a monster truck crashed right into a crowd of spectators.

Video footage showed the truck breaking through the security fence just because it was wheeling round and revving its engine in preparation to drive over multiple parked cars.

It took place at a rally in Haaksbergen, a town within the eastern Netherlands.

Haaksbergen’s mayor, Hans Gerritsen, told local media that one in every of the fatalities was a toddler, in line with Sky News.

Geerlof Kanis, one in every of the rally’s organisers, told RTV Oost that the security fences were placed sufficiently distant from the vehicles to maintain the gang protected.

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