Watch heart-stopping moment race car is sent flying 90 degrees in the air towards fans after ‘freak’ crash

FANS were left terrified after a speedway car flipped into the air and hurtled towards spectators in New Zealand.

The terrifying moment saw one of the cars fly 90 degrees into the air and over the safety barriers of the track.

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The cars collided on a speedway corner[/caption]

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After the car in front rolled, the green car was sent flying vertically[/caption]

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Such was the speed, the car went flying towards the barriers[/caption]

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The car went flying for the barriers[/caption]

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The car produced sparks as it flew[/caption]

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Somehow no one was hurt as the car hit the stands[/caption]

Despite the car breaching the barriers, thankfully no one was hurt.

The incident came on one of the speedway turns, when the front of a lime green speedway car collided with the rear bumper of a purple rival.

The collision sent the purple car rolling which in turn flipped the green car.

After breaching the barriers and flying into the stands, sparks could be seen flying from the green car.

The horrifying crash took place in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Event organiser Jason Guteridge called the “never seen before” collision a “freak accident”.

Speaking to the Otago Daily Times, Guteridge said: “We haven’t had a car breach one of our fences at a speedway venue for a very very long time. Actually, the last time that it happened – I can’t actually remember.

He said the height of the speedway fences had been raised to four metres ten years ago – but a review would take place into raising them again.

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A second angle showed the near-miss nature of the crash[/caption]

Beachlads Speedway President told The New Zealand Herald: “The drivers were OK and no one from the public was hurt.”

Speedway New Zealand have also confirmed they will be reviewing the incident.