Drunk driver crashes into crowd killing two

A man driving under the influence of alcohol crashed his car at high speed into a crowd of people outside a nightclub in Spain today, killing two and seriously injuring seven, police said.

The accident happened in the northeast town of Huesca as the nightclub was closing in the early hours of the morning.

Police said the 22-year-old driver failed a drunk driving test.

News reports said he was driving at up to 96 mph when he hit the crowd.

Police in Huesca said they did not know the exact speed of the car, saying only that he had been going very fast.