Mașina participa la o cursă în orașul Walcha, sâmbătă seara, când a trecut printr-un gard și a izbit tribuna principală, a precizat Poliția din New South Wales într-un comunicat.
More than a dozen people have been injured after a driver in a demolition derby lost control and ploughed into the crowd in Walcha. @tayloraiken_ pic.twitter.com/BoZp1meI7L
— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) November 16, 2025
Cursa, parte din Raliul anual de motociclete Walcha, era un „demolition derby” – un tip de competiție automobilistică în care șoferii își lovesc intenționat vehiculele între ele.
Brendan Moylan, parlamentar pentru circumscripția Northern Tablelands, zona în care se află Walcha, a scris duminică pe rețelele sociale că nouă persoane erau încă în spital și „toate sunt acum în curs de recuperare”.
Anterior, poliția anunțase că nouă persoane au fost rănite. Autoritățile au precizat că persoanele rănite aveau vârste cuprinse între 20 și 75 de ani, iar una dintre victimele aflate în stare critică era un bărbat de 54 de ani. A fost deschisă o anchetă.
🚨🇦🇺Speedway Crash Australia
A mass casualty incident was declared after 9 people were injured when a demolition derby car crashed through a fence into a grandstand at Walcha, NSW.
One person is in critical condition. Police have opened an investigation into the incident. pic.twitter.com/Evpg5meLG4
— Chyno News (@ChynoNews) November 15, 2025
Poliția a mai transmis că șoferul de 27 de ani fusese implicat într-o coliziune pe pistă chiar înainte ca vehiculul să treacă prin gard.
Într-o declarație postată pe pagina de Facebook a Walcha Motorcycle Rally, Consiliul Local Walcha a afirmat că este „șocat și consternat de acest nefericit accident”.
Consiliul a precizat că va colabora cu autoritățile pentru a „analiza circumstanțele care au dus la producerea accidentului”.
„Ar fi nepotrivit să oferim comentarii înainte de finalizarea investigațiilor”, au adăugat reprezentanții consiliului.
A thrilling event turned tragic at the Walcha Motorcycle Rally as a car plowed into spectators. This incident raises concerns about safety measures at such events and the risks spectators face.
Stay informed — follow Azat TV for fair and fresh news daily. pic.twitter.com/jjn7FXVgnn— Azat TV (@azattelevision) November 15, 2025
Într-o postare pe Facebook, Moylan le-a mulțumit echipajelor de intervenție și celorlalți martori pentru „acțiunea rapidă și extrem de profesionistă de la fața locului”.
„Gândurile mele sunt alături de toți cei afectați”, a scris el.
Barnaby Joyce, fost viceprim-ministru și actual parlamentar pentru New England, a scris pe Facebook că „gândurile, rugăciunile și speranțele” sale se îndreaptă către cei răniți în accident.
„Un final atât de trist pentru un eveniment atât de frumos”, a spus el.
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