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At least four people were killed and eleven others injured after a speeding car, in an attempt to flee from police, rammed into a crowd outside a popular bar in Tampa’s historic Ybor City early on Saturday.

The crash took place shortly after midnight near Bradley’s on 7th, a spot famous for nightlife. According to the Tampa Police Department, a silver sedan driven by 22-year-old Silas Sampson was spotted street racing on Hillsborough Avenue before being tracked by an air patrol unit around 12:40 AM local time.

The Florida Highway Patrol tried to stop the vehicle using a PIT manoeuvre — a tactic designed to spin out a fleeing car — but the attempt was unsuccessful.

Officers later pulled back as the vehicle continued at high speed toward downtown Tampa. Moments la

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