8 Injured as Vehicle Crashes Into Texas Racetrack Guard Rail

8 Injured as Vehicle Crashes Into Texas Racetrack Guard Rail
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FABENS, Texas—Eight people were injured when a vehicle crashed through a guardrail and plowed into a crowd at a mud racing event in Texas.

The crash happened at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday at a racetrack in Fabens, Texas, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southeast of El Paso and less than a mile from the Mexican border, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department said.