Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least one hundred are injured after an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin-Healey" id="mwATM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Austin-Healey">Austin-Healey</a> and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz" id="mwATQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mercedes-Benz">Mercedes-Benz</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Le_Mans_disaster" id="mwATU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1955 Le Mans disaster">collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans</a>, the deadliest ever accident in <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorsports" id="mwATY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Motorsports">motorsports</a>.