Two teenagers are killed after racing car competing in Belgian rally veers off the road amid slippery conditions and crashes into them
- Two teenagers, aged 16 and 18, were hit by cars taking part in a rally in Belgium
- Statement on the rally’s website said two others have been taken to hospital
- Investigators trying to determine whether they were in an unauthorised zone
Two teenagers have been killed after a car competing in a rally in Belgium veered off the road amid slippery conditions and crashed into them.
A 16-year-old girl and 18-year-old man died after being hit by the vehicle taking part in the Condroz-Huy Rally near the town of Wanze, to the south-east of Brussels, at around 3.30pm.
A statement on the rally’s website said a competitor and one other person were taken to hospital, but were not in a critical condition.
A spokesman for the local prosecutor’s office said a ‘number’ of people had been injured, without specifying how many.
The two spectators were hit by a car taking part in the Condroz-Huy Rally near the town of Wanze in Belgium
‘An expert said the road was slippery at the time’ from rain, Renaud Xhonneux said.
An alcohol test on the driver and co-driver came back negative, and investigators were trying to determine whether the two teenagers were in a zone authorised for public access.
The rally statement said organisers and participants were ‘in mourning’ and extended their condolences to the teenagers’ relatives.
The rally organisers added that the last leg of the race was cancelled and no end-of-race trophy ceremony was held.
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