The other tech I work with was at the starting line when this happened, and was standing next to the track worker who commented to the press. As usual, the news media has twisted the story. It was not called a freak accident. What was said was closer to: "Accidents are part of racing, but nobody expects to see something this freaky". I was "this close" to also being on the starting line when this happened. It's a miracle there weren't more people hurt.