Two children killed as drag racer crashes into spectators at event in Texas

The driver 'lost control and left the runway, crashing into parked vehicles and striking spectators who were observing the races', Kerrville police said.

Two boys were killed when a drag racer left the track in Texas. Picture: Louis Amestoy via AP)

Two children were killed and eight other people injured when a driver lost control during a drag racing event and slammed into a crowd of spectators, authorities in the US said.

A six-year-old boy and another aged eight died in the incident at the Airport Race Wars 2 event at Kerrville-Kerr County Airport in Texas, police said in a news release.