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Accident at California Road Race Kills 8 Spectators

   VOA News 15 August 2010
   Debris  from  the  scene  of  an accident litters the ground, where an
   off-road  race  truck,  background, went out of control and ran into a
   crowd  of  spectators  during  a race in Lucerne Valley, California on
   Saturday, 15 Aug 2010

Photo: AP

   Debris  from  the  scene  of  an accident litters the ground, where an
   off-road  race  truck,  background, went out of control and ran into a
   crowd  of  spectators  during  a race in Lucerne Valley, California on
   Saturday, 15 Aug 2010

   Authorities  in the western U.S. state of California are investigating
   a  crash  at a popular off-road race that killed eight people. A dozen
   more were injured, some seriously.

   The accident occurred Saturday (evening - 0240 GMT Sunday) just as the
   race,  called  the California 200, was starting. The driver of a truck
   participating  in  the  race  lost  control. The vehicle plowed into a
   crowd  of  spectators  who  had gathered at a dry lake bed in southern
   California for the annual event.

   The  200-mile  race involving a variety of off-road vehicles was being
   held  near  the  city  of  Lucerne  Valley  in  the Mojave desert, 165
   kilometers  northeast  of  Los  Angeles. It had been scheduled to last
   through the night before the accident brought it to an abrupt end.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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