Car in road race veers off course into crowd, injures 13

HASTINGS, Neb. -- A car in a road race veered off course into a group of spectators Sunday, injuring 13 people, officials said.

The injured were hit by a Pontiac Trans Am that veered off a city street where the race was being held, Mayor Rick Sheehy said.

Mary Lanning Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Brandt said none of the injuries appeared to be life threatening.

Eight people were admitted and two others were taken to Lincoln hospitals.

Three were treated and released from Mary Lanning.

The accident happened on a straightaway where speeds had been reported as high as 60 mph.

It was not known how fast the Trans Am was going when it lost control and hit the spectators.