Overview
- Emergency services were called to the Walcha showground about 6:15 p.m. Saturday during the Walcha Motorcycle Rally.
- Nine spectators were injured, with seven men and two women aged 20 to 75 taken to Walcha District Hospital.
- A 54-year-old man is in critical condition with reported spinal injuries, and three others sustained serious injuries.
- Several patients, including the critically injured man, were expected to be airlifted from Walcha to major hospitals overnight.
- Witnesses told police the 27-year-old driver had crashed moments earlier inside the ring before the vehicle broke through the barrier and struck the mobile seating area.