Runaway Golf Buggy Injures Fans At US Open

The incident happened on the 16th hole at Pebble Beach on Friday morning

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Runaway Golf Buggy Injures Fans At US Open

A runaway golf buggy injured fans on day two at the US Open at Pebble Beach.

The buggy was idle before a box fell onto the accelerate pedal and it began to charge at fans, hitting “at least two people” according to one Twitter user who was at the course.

The buggy in question seen loaded with boxes. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

“Wildest thing I’ve seen so far at the #usopen just happened,” @fnf2017 tweeted.

“Box fell on the gas peddle of an unattended cart and it ran at full speed in large circles on the 16th fairway, Hit at least two people before someone jumped on(ish) and knocked the box off.

A woman receiving medical attention. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

“Could have been really bad.”

Wildest thing I've seen so far at the #usopen just happened. Box fell on the gas peddle of an unattended cart and it ran at full speed in large circles on the 16th fairway, Hit at least two people before someone jumped on(ish) and knocked the box off. Could have been really bad.

— Fairways & Freeways (@fnf2017) June 14, 2019

A report from californiainjuryaccidentlawyer.com says that three elderly people were taken to hospital.

It says that one victim was left with a broken arm, another suffered a spinal injury and a third suffered minor injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol report.

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