Bystander pinned after car flips at Saratoga Speedway

BLACK CREEK, B.C- A man was trapped under a flipped car at Saratoga Speedway on Saturday night.

UPDATE: Saratoga accident victim in stable condition

The incident occurred around 9:50 p.m. Witnesses reported a car flipping off the track, and striking a man who was at the race track to run a fireworks show.

The man was under the car, according to those witnesses, and the vehicle had to be lifted off him. His head was believed to have been pinned under the tire.

Multiple emergency services were called to the scene, with the Oyster River Fire Department responding to the area.

There is no official word on the man’s condition, but he was taken to hospital.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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