PICTURED: Pregnant Spanish woman killed alongside her partner and five others dead in rally crash

Six people have died and several others were injured after being hit by a speeding car that left the road while taking part in the Coruna Rally in Spain.

Saturday evening"s accident killed four women and two men in Carral, in the north-weste region of Galicia, a police spokeswoman said.

Spanish press has named one of the victims as Ana Cayazzo. She is believed to have been due to give birth tomorrow and was killed alongside partner Miguel Caridad Pereiro.

Tragedy: Ana Cayazzo and partner Miguel Caridad, both in their 20s, are believed to have been killed instantly as a driver lost control of his racing car at a rally in north-west Spain on Saturday

Police have said the death toll could rise.

Two of the women were pregnant, according to reports (Picture: EPA)

Three children were also injured in the collision (Picture: EPA)

Among the injured taken to the hospital were three children, she said. The reasons for the accident are being investigated.

The collision happened at about 8pm yesterday when the Peugeot 206 flew off the track and into a crowd of around 20 people while trying to take a bend.

It is believed the driver was Sergio Tabeayo Sande and his co-pilot was Luis Miguel Prego.

Press reports said the rally has been suspended.

The accident happened during La Coruna rally in Spain (Picture: EPA)

They were struck by the vehicle when its driver lost control during the La Coruña‬ Rally, in the Spanish municipality of Carral in the north west of the country