The accident happened on Sunday in an area closed to spectators, where a sign warned about the ban on staying.
At the Esztergom-Nyerges rally in northern Hungary, four people were killed when a rally car strayed into a crowd of spectators. In addition to the fatalities, at least eight people are reported to have been injured: two life-threateningly, five seriously and one slightly. Children are also among the injured.
The accident happened between the towns of Labatlan and Bajot near the Danube in northwestern Hungary. The competition was stopped immediately after the accident.
According to AP eight ambulances and four helicopters were sent to the scene. People were transported from the scene to the hospital. The police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
According to the authorities, the exact information about the car derailing into the crowd is not yet known. Based on the videos, the driver loses control of the car in the situation on a straight stretch of road. The car spins at high speed and crashes into the crowd. The audience included people with nursing qualifications. They tried to help the injured.
According to the Hungarian police the accident took place in an area closed to spectators, where a sign warned of a no-stay ban.
According to the Hungarian media, Arrabona Rally Club, which organized the competition, had announced on social media a few hours before the accident that oil had reached the track.
The Hungarian National Motorsport Federation expressed its condolences to the families of the victims and announced that the circumstances of the accident will be investigated immediately in cooperation with the authorities.