NEW DELHI: At least seven people, including a child, lost their lives and 23 others suffered critical injuries in an incident that occurred during a motor car racing event in Sri Lanka‘s Uva province on Sunday.
The incident occurred as a competing car in the racing event, which was organized at the central hill resort of Diyathalawa, deviated from the track and crashed into the spectators, resulting in the death of seven individuals and injuring three others.
“In the accident, 23 people were critically injured and seven others were killed,” said police.
Police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said that the deceased included an 8-year-old boy and four-track assistants among others.
“A total of 23 more have been hospitalised,” the police said.
The annual event marking the traditional New Year festivities came to be halted in 2019 with the Easter Sunday attack where 270 people were killed in suicide bomb attacks.
Sunday’s resumption coincided with the fifth anniversary of the attack only to be halted by the tragic incident of seven deaths.
(With PTI inputs)
The incident occurred as a competing car in the racing event, which was organized at the central hill resort of Diyathalawa, deviated from the track and crashed into the spectators, resulting in the death of seven individuals and injuring three others.
“In the accident, 23 people were critically injured and seven others were killed,” said police.
Police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said that the deceased included an 8-year-old boy and four-track assistants among others.
“A total of 23 more have been hospitalised,” the police said.
The annual event marking the traditional New Year festivities came to be halted in 2019 with the Easter Sunday attack where 270 people were killed in suicide bomb attacks.
Sunday’s resumption coincided with the fifth anniversary of the attack only to be halted by the tragic incident of seven deaths.
(With PTI inputs)
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