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At least three people are dead and many more are injured after a monster truck crashed into a row of specatators at an event in Colombia.
The vehicle was seen bouncing over a line of scrap metal before it veered to the right, hitting the crowd.
People could be heard screaming as dozens of spectators tried to scramble out of the way in the city of Popayan.
The driver is believed to have lost control as the modified vehicle landed from a jump, sending it forward, where it hit a light pole.
Bystanders rushed to help the injured as emergency crews went to the scene, where a child was pronounced dead.
Two others later died in the hospital, and at least 38 people have been injured and taken to hospitals across the city.
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Local media had not reported the identities of those involved at the time of the latest update.
Popayán’s mayor, Juan Carlos Muñoz Bravo, said in a statement: ‘We’re deeply saddened by the accident in the Boulevard Rose area, which has so far left more 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 ensure people receive prompt, compassionate and dignified care at this difficult time.
‘I’ve given clear instructions for a thorough investigation.. This should never have happened, and the facts will be established with full responsibility and transparency.’
In 2015, a similar incident happened when three people died and 15 more were injured after a monster truck crashed into a crowd of spectators.
Video footage showed the truck breaking through the safety fence just as 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 in the eastern Netherlands.
Haaksbergen’s mayor, Hans Gerritsen, told local media that one of the fatalities was a child, according to Sky News.
Geerlof Kanis, one of the rally’s organisers, told RTV Oost that the safety fences were placed sufficiently far away from the vehicles to keep the crowd safe.
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