SYDNEY, Nov 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Nine people have been injured, with one in critical condition, after a car ploughed into a crowd at a racing event in southeastern Australia, police said.

The car was taking part in a race on Saturday evening when it flew through a fence and into a crowd of bystanders in Walcha, about 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Sydney.

A 54-year-old man suffered "critical injuries", New South Wales police said, while three others were seriously hurt.

The injured are aged between 20 and 75, police said.

Dramatic footage shared by local media showed the car flying through a fence at top speed into the crowd.

Police said the driver had been involved in an "on-track collision" in the moments before the crash.