Horror at supercar rally after British millionaire loses control of his 750,000 pounds Porsche Spyder at high speed and ploughs into spectators leaving 26 injured - with five in critical condition.
A British millionaire tycoon, Paul Bailey, from the East Midlands, has crashed his £750,000 Porsche Spyder supercar into a crowd at a rally in Malta, injuring more than 20 spectators.
The super race car clipped the grass at high speed along an unused airport taxiway in the Hal Farrug district of the island. The car, which has a top speed of 210mph, skidded out of control, careening into the barriers and crowd.
5 of the 26 people injured are believed to be in a critical condition, including a 6-year-old girl and the 55-year-old driver. A further 9 suffered fractures or cuts requiring hospital treatment, officials said.
Malta Today reported that Mr Bailey, a father of four, was taking part in the annual Paqpaqli ghall-Istrina motorshow when the crash happened at about 2pm.
An eyewitness told Times of Malta: "The car was speeding down the taxiway when a back wheel went on the grass.
"The car spun out of control, went through the barriers where a large crowd was watching, and into the area of the static car exhibition. Many people were hit, there was chaos and screams."
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