Unbelievable scenes as a scene of horror unfolds in Reno, United States. The annual Nevada air show features an airplane race, which goes on above the crowd. One World War II plane lost control and smashed straight into the crowd, killing at least three and leaving many without arms or legs. [UPDATE: the death toll has now sadly risen to 9 – news]

This from New York Times:

A small vintage plane crashed into a crowd at a Nevada air show at the Reno-Stead Airport on Friday, killing at least three people, including the pilot, and injuring more than 50 others, officials said.

Witnesses and local media described scenes of carnage and chaos, and the National Championship Air Races, in a statement on Friday night, called the crash a “mass casualty situation.”

Stephanie Kruse, a spokeswoman for the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority in Reno, said her agency had taken more than 50 patients, at least 15 of them critically injured, to three medical facilities.

Air race officials identified the pilot as Jimmy Leeward, 74, a real estate developer who had flown in the event many times. According to his Facebook page, Mr. Leeward, of Ocala, Fla., had more than 30 years of experience. He was flying a P-51 Mustang, a World War II-era fighter called the Galloping Ghost.

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A member of the public managed to capture this footage:

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