Seven killed at illegal drag race in US

Seven people have been killed by a car that apparently plowed into a crowd gathered to watch a drag race in the US.

Seven people have been killed by a car that apparently plowed into a crowd gathered to watch a drag race in the US.

The crash took place near  Accokeek in Maryland early today.

Police say the car apparently went out of control  and hit people standing on the roadside and several other vehicles. One of them was a tractor-trailer.

Four other people were injured.

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Accokeek is about 20 miles from Washington and 55 miles from Baltimore.