Flying tire kills fan at NHRA race
February 22, 2010 9:00 a.m. EST
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Car flipped in first-round race of NHRA Arizona Nationals and caught fire
Wheel flew off car and struck woman in the stands
She was airlifted to a local hospital, where she died
(CNN) -- A spectator died Sunday after she was struck by a tire from a crashing dragster during the NHRA Arizona Nationals near Phoenix, Arizona.
The car flipped in the first-round race and caught fire, said Alia Maisonet, spokeswoman for the Gila River Indian reservation in Chandler, Arizona, where the racetrack is located.
During the accident, a wheel flew off the car and struck the woman in the stands, she said.
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