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A driver lost control during an endurance racing event in Texas on the track of a airport and crashed into a crowd of spectators , killing two children and wounding eight others on Saturday, authorities said.
A 6-year-old boy and another 8-year-old boy died in the accident occurred Saturday afternoon at an event called “Airport Race Wars 2” at the Kerrville-Kerr County Airport, Kerville Police said at a statement .
The organized event was attended by thousands of people and involved drivers who they ran down a track while competing for cash.
Driver “He lost control and left the track, crashing into parked vehicles and hitting spectators who were watching the races,” according to police.
The injured victims were transferred to various hospitals, including a 46 years old woman in critical condition.
Most do not have life-threatening injuries, although the condition of a man from 26 years, authorities said. A 4-year-old boy and a 3-month-old girl were taken to a hospital for preventive evaluations.
Authorities did not immediately reveal the identities of the two children who died in the event, which took place about 60 miles (97 kilometers) northwest of San Antonio.
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