'Several runners hurt' and stretchered into ambulances as metal starting line collapses before race in Texas
- Incident happened Saturday morning before a 5k and 10k race in Brownsville
- Injured had to be transported by ambulance to hospitals for urgent evaluation
- Authorities still working on cause of collapsed which happened in high winds
Officials say several runners have been hurt when part of a metal race starting line structure collapsed before a marathon in South Texas.
Officials from the city of Brownsville said the incident happened Saturday morning just before the Bi-National 10K & 5K Run.
Authorities are trying to determine what caused the collapse that forced some participants to be transported by ambulance to hospitals for evaluation.
A statement from the city of Brownsville says the accident happened Saturday morning just before the Bi-National 10K & 5K Run. Pictured: An injured man is taken away in an ambulance
Authorities are trying to determine what caused the collapse that forced some participants (pictured) to be transported by ambulance to hospitals for evaluation
The National Weather Service had issued a wind advisory for Saturday morning through early evening.
Officials didn’t immediately say how many people were hurt before the start of the race, which continued as scheduled following the accident.
Brownsville police referred questions to a city spokeswoman, who did not immediately return messages Saturday to provide additional details.
The National Weather Service had issued a wind advisory for Saturday morning through early evening, although it is not immediately clear what caused the collapse
Brownsville police referred questions to a city spokeswoman, who did not immediately return messages Saturday to provide additional details
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