Race Car Veers Off Track in Sri Lanka, Killing Seven and Injuring 20
People gather around a car that had crashed into the spectators during the Fox Hill Supercross in Diyatalawa, Sri Lanka, on April 21.
Source: STR/AP PhotoCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.
Thousands of spectators looked on as the mishap took place during a race in the town of Diyatalawa in the tea-growing central hills, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) east of the capital Colombo.