RENO, Nev. - At least three spectators were confirmed killed and 54 wounded Friday afternoon when a plane crashed into the stands at an air race show in Reno. The death toll may rise due to the critical conditions of the injured people shifted to the hospitals.
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| Plane Crash at Reno (Nevada) Air Show and Race Killed 3, Injured 54 |
According to details; a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot lost control of his World War II-era fighter plane during National Championship Air Races and Air Show, tumbling toward thousands of spectators before barely missing a grandstand and slamming into box seats, creating a horrific scene strewn with smoking debris.
The pilot, 74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, and two other were killed at the spot while the rescue and emergency teams transported at lease 54 seriously injured people to the hospitals. The impact was so exhaustive that bloodied bodies spread in the area of impact at the ground.
An eyewitness told that the pilot was on his third lap of a race when he lost control.
Authorities were probing into the cause, but an official with the event said there were indications that mechanical problems were to blame.
See the more pictures from the horrific accident before jumping to the video below:
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| Plane Crash at Reno (Nevada) Air Show and Race Killed 3, Injured 54 |
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| Plane Crash at Reno (Nevada) Air Show and Race Killed 3, Injured 54 |
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| Plane Crash at Reno (Nevada) Air Show and Race Killed 3, Injured 54 |
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