Rally car kills spectator in San Marino

A rally car that veered off a course in San Marino has killed a spectator and seriously injured several other people.

Emergency workers at the scene of a fatal accident in San Marino

One spectator has died and several more are seriously injured after a rally car veered off course. (AAP)

One spectator has died and several more are seriously injured after a car veered off course into a crowd during a rally event in the Republic of San Marino.

RallyLegend organisers said in a statement that the car ``went off the road and hit some straw bales protecting a runoff path'' and that the spectators affected were ``standing right behind the bales.''

The car involved was a Renault Clio Maxi driven by Enrico Bonaso with Alice Palazzi as navigator.

Sunday's race was cancelled and local authorities immediately opened a criminal investigation into the incident.

It was the 14th edition of the event.

San Marino is nestled atop a hill in central Italy near Rimini and the Adriatic coast.


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