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Sri Lanka race car mishap claims 7 lives, leaves 20 injured, officials confirm

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta

A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    7 dead and 20 injured after race car in Sri Lanka veers off track, officials say (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Officials say a race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people...

  2. Bloomberg

    Race Car Veers Off Track in Sri Lanka, Killing Seven and Injuring 20 (opens Bloomberg)

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    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

  4. Fox5 Atlanta

    Sri Lanka race car mishap claims 7 lives, leaves 20 injured, officials confirm (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Sri Lanka: Seven dead after race car crashes into spectators – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The crash happened at a motor sport event organized by the Sri Lankan army that was being held for the first time in five years after COVID-19 and the country's economic crisis.

  6. New York Post

    Race car in Sri Lanka veers into crowd, killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Sri Lanka: 7 dead after race car crashes into spectators – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The crash happened at a motor sports event organized by the Sri Lankan army that was being held for the first time in five years after COVID-19 and an economic crisis.

  8. Voice of America

    7 dead, 20 injured in Sri Lanka in race car crash (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Thousands of spectators looked on as the crash took place during a race in the town of Diyatalawa.

  9. Time

    Sri Lanka: Race Car Crashes Into Crowd, Killing 7 and Injuring 20 (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    The race was suspended after the accident, and police have launched an investigation.

  10. UPI

    Two race car drivers arrested after crash in Sri Lanka kills 7, injures 20 (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Two drivers participating in a supercross race in Sri Lanka have been arrested after a crash they were involved in killed seven people and injured around 20 others on the weekend, authorities said.

  11. Green Field Reporter

    Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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