Photographer's leg 'broken' in second V8s crash

A press photographer standing behind a barrier was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg after another crash at the V8 Supercar meet at Pukekohe today.

Australian driver John Bowe failed to take a corner during race two just after midday and crashed into a safety barrier.

The crash followed yesterday's spectacular incident in which two Porsches collided in a support race, one of them flipping over the safety fence and landing in front of the front row of the grandstand.

There were no injuries to members of the crowd in that incident, although driver Dean Fulford was stretchered off the track.

Motorsport New Zealand is adamant that safety measures at the raceway are more than adequate.

- NEWSTALK ZB