Spectator struck by flying wheel as sprint car fails on Avalon Raceway, northeast of Geelong
A racing spectator has been injured by flying car parts at a Victorian speedway.
He was struck by a sprint car wheel as it flew off the vehicle at Avalon Raceway in Lara, northeast of Geelong, on Friday night.
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The patient’s condition remains unclear at this stage.
7NEWS.com.au has contacted Ambulance Victoria and Speedway Australia for further information.
The Avalon Raceway incident comes less than a month after 13 people were injured in a demolition derby crash at the Walcha Showground in NSW.
One person was left fighting for life after the competing car crashed crashed through a fence and hit a mobile grandstand, hitting eight men and three women aged between 20 and 75.
A 54-year-old man suffered critical spinal and hip injuries.
The driver of the derby car involved had crashed on the track just moments earlier.
Originally published on 7NEWS
