One dead and dozens reportedly injured after car crashes into crowd at Texas mud race

One man is dead and at least 29 people were injured after a car crashed into a crowd on Sunday during a mud race in Texas.

Police responded to the incident at about 6:30 p.m. after a racing car broke through a guardrail, rammed into a crowd of spectators, and hit three other vehicles. The crash took place in Fabens, an area about 35 miles southeast of El Paso.

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Willie Valadez Ramirez, 21, was pronounced dead at a local hospital, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said in a Monday release. Two victims remain in critical conditions, while five others suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

At least 29 people were injured from the crash, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said citing a briefing he received from Chief Deputy Tom Whitten of the Sheriff’s Office, according to ABC-7.

On Sunday night, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office reported that only about eight people were injured, three of whom suffered critical injuries.

In a video released by ABC-7, a racing vehicle can be seen veering off the mud road and heading into a crowd before the footage is cut off.

Karla Huerta, who was watching the race, described the event as “pretty ugly,” according to CBS News.

“Well, they started the race, and when they started, one of the trucks lost control and slammed into a pile of cars and people,” Huerta said.

Mud racing, or bogging, is a type of motor sport in which a vehicle drives through a pit of mud or track. Winners are decided by who can get through the farthest distance throughout the track.

It’s unclear what caused the vehicle to leave the track. The incident remains under investigation.

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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to the Washington Examiner’s request for comment.