Three spectators die after rally car veers off road during race
The round town hall in the French town of Ambert, near where the rally was taking place (Picture: Shutterstock / EBASCOL)
Three spectators at a rally event in France have been killed after a car left the road this morning.
A pair of brothers aged 60 and 70 died at the scene, while a 40-year-old father died later in hospital, according to local news outlet La Montagne.
The race was taking place near Ambert in the Puy-de-Dome region west of Lyon this morning. It has now been cancelled.
Local media said the driver, a 22-year-old woman, and her 51-year-old co-driver have been taken to hospital but their condition is not life-threatening.
In a post on X, the Puy-de-Dome prefecture said: ‘This morning, a tragic accident occurred during the Rallye de la Fourme d’Ambert.
‘Following a vehicle in the race going off the road, several spectators were struck.’
It added: ‘Our thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones, and all those affected by this tragedy.’
An investigation into involuntary manslaughter has now been opened.
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