Paqpaqli victims recount the horror as supercar span out of control

Car brakes, screeching tyres, a Porsche Spyder out of control, an instinctive attempt to get out of the away and finally darkness as the vehicle spun out of control, ploughing into bystanders.
This was the vivid account narrated by Gustav Cauchi, one of the unfortunate spectators whose afternoon out at the Paqpaqli ghall-Istrina car show back in October 2015, turned into a nightmare experience, marring him for life.
The young man, who works as a senior chemical analyst, recalled in court on Monday how his outing to the annual car show ended up in a long drawn out ordeal stemming from the life-threatening injuries. The incident was caused when Paul Bailey's supercar lost control and slammed into a crowd of spectators, leaving 21 injured.
The sports cars enthusiast was testifying in the compilation of evidence against the 13-member core committee of Paqpaqli ghall-Istrina following the incident which marred the October 2015 edition of the car show, spelling the?end of the crowd-pulling charity event.
The witness recalled how, after snapping photos of the static display, he had been strolling along the track, stopping halfway to chat with a friend, when the accident took place.

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