CalmLikeBomb t1_ja37k3z wrote on February 26, 2023 at 2:46 PM Reply to TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. French driver Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators. The crash, explosion and subsequent fire killed 84 and injured more than 120. It is still the deadliest car race crash ever. by triviafrenzy Holy fuck! The [bonnet](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_(car)) lid scythed through the air, "decapitating tightly jammed spectators like a guillotine." Permalink 7
CalmLikeBomb t1_ja37k3z wrote
Reply to TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. French driver Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators. The crash, explosion and subsequent fire killed 84 and injured more than 120. It is still the deadliest car race crash ever. by triviafrenzy
Holy fuck!
The [bonnet](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hood_(car)) lid scythed through the air, "decapitating tightly jammed spectators like a guillotine."