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| Mexico 'monster truck' crash kills eight at air show | Mexico 'monster truck' crash kills eight at air show |
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| At least eight people have been killed and dozens injured at a show in Mexico after a modified pick-up known as a monster truck crashed into spectators. | At least eight people have been killed and dozens injured at a show in Mexico after a modified pick-up known as a monster truck crashed into spectators. |
| At least one child was said to be among the dead in the northern city of Chihuahua on Saturday evening. | |
| The truck with 1.5m (5ft) hit a stand that had no protective barrier. | |
| A mechanical failure may have been the main cause of the accident, officials say. However, the driver later tested positive for alcohol consumption. | |
| 'Hit his head' | 'Hit his head' |
| The monster truck was performing a demolition stunt during an annual air show in Chihuahua, which involved crushing two cars beneath its huge tyres. | |
| Eyewitness video showed the truck completing one pass, driving over the cars, then turning for a second attempt. | Eyewitness video showed the truck completing one pass, driving over the cars, then turning for a second attempt. |
| It accelerated much more quickly this time and landed heavily over the second car before veering off to the right and into the stand. | It accelerated much more quickly this time and landed heavily over the second car before veering off to the right and into the stand. |
| A spokesman for the Chihuahua state prosecutors' office, Carlos Gonzalez, put the number of injured at about 80. | A spokesman for the Chihuahua state prosecutors' office, Carlos Gonzalez, put the number of injured at about 80. |
| He said prosecutors were looking at the possibility that mechanical failure meant the driver was unable to disengage the accelerator. | He said prosecutors were looking at the possibility that mechanical failure meant the driver was unable to disengage the accelerator. |
| But some witnesses said the driver may have lost control after hitting his head on the interior of the truck. | But some witnesses said the driver may have lost control after hitting his head on the interior of the truck. |
| Daniel Dominguez told Associated Press he was watching the show with a group of relatives. | Daniel Dominguez told Associated Press he was watching the show with a group of relatives. |
| "The driver hit his head and his helmet flew off," Mr Dominguez said. "The truck came directly at where we were.'' | "The driver hit his head and his helmet flew off," Mr Dominguez said. "The truck came directly at where we were.'' |
| Another spectator, Jesus Manuel Ibarra, told the agency: "I fell over, and when I turned around I saw the tyre very close. It hit me and threw me to the other side." | Another spectator, Jesus Manuel Ibarra, told the agency: "I fell over, and when I turned around I saw the tyre very close. It hit me and threw me to the other side." |
| A call has gone out from local health services for blood donations. | A call has gone out from local health services for blood donations. |
| The BBC's Will Grant in Mexico says some people are now calling for an investigation into safety measures at events like this and are asking how the audience could be placed so close to trucks performing stunts with only limited barriers in place. | The BBC's Will Grant in Mexico says some people are now calling for an investigation into safety measures at events like this and are asking how the audience could be placed so close to trucks performing stunts with only limited barriers in place. |