The brother of a driver involved in an accident during a demolition derby say he blacked out before crashing in a country NSW town.
Thirteen people were injured after a car ploughed through a fence and into spectators at the Motorcycle Rally in Walcha, east of Tamworth, about 6.20pm yesterday.
A 54-year-old man with spinal injuries and a man in his 30s with head injuries are fighting for their lives at John Hunter Hospital.
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Six others were in a serious but stable condition and a further five people remained in a stable condition in hospitals and medical centres in Walcha, Armidale and Tamworth.
Two Westpac Rescue helicopters were tasked by NSW Ambulance to attend the scene.
Steven Steven Taylor's brother, Blake, said he hit a car and blacked out.
"My brother Steven has hit a car in the middle of the field," he said, in a video uploaded to social media.
"As he's gone to drive forward, he's blacked out, his foot has been wedged hard on the accelerator to the point he's not stopped."
Taylor returned to the showground today, posting on social media about what happened.
"He's hit the fence, he's hit a grandstand, he's hit a parked Camry here and thrown it into the tree there, skipped it off the tree and into this golf buggy here," he said.
"Just how something so fun can turn so dangerous, so potentially deadly so quickly.
"We love everyone, we're here to put a show on, not to hurt people."
Police said the car had been competing in a race when it crashed through a fence and hit a mobile grandstand.
They said officers had been told the 27-year-old driver was involved in an on-track collision immediately before his vehicle crashed through the fence.
NSW MP Brendan Moylan said the vehicle had been taking part in a demolition derby as part of the Walcha Motorcycle Rally.
"Thank you so much to the ambos, the police, the SES and everyone involved for their swift and incredibly professional work at the scene," Moylan said in a post on Facebook.
"Like all of us, my thoughts are with everyone affected."
Authorities are now examining the circumstances of the crash and whether adequate safety measures were in place.
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