Accident during prologue for Dakar Rally; 13 spectators injured

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Buenos Aires, Rabi'I 23, 1437, January 03, 2016, SPA -- Thirteen spectators were injured Saturday during the prologue for the Dakar Rally 2016 in Buenos Aires when one of the cars drove into a group of fans along the race course, according to dpa. The Mini Cooper driven by Chinese racer Guo Meiling rammed into the spectators, the rally's organizer said. Three of the injured people were in critical condition, the Telam news agency reported, quoting the fire department. Five children were among the injured, all of whom were transported to hospital. It was the first time since the 2005 rally, run in Spain, that a prologue was run. The organizers suspended the prologue after the accident, leaving the start positions in the truck category undetermined. --SPA 13:27 LOCAL TIME 10:27 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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