A spectator was killed Sunday at a high school track and field meet on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus after an athlete's hammer reportedly went out of bounds.

An accident during a club sports track and field meet in Colorado Springs resulted in the death of an audience member after he was struck by a hammer used in the hammer throw event. According to a release from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs,

A member of the attending audience was killed when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared certified barriers and struck him. The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded, p