A man was accidentally killed at a high school track and field meet in Colorado when a hammer weight thrown by a competitor cleared barriers and struck him, officials confirmed.

A spokesperson for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs reported that an incident during a track and field meet turned deadly Sunday morning.

A spectator has reportedly died after an athlete's hammer was thrown out of bounds during a high school track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS).

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.

The man, who was watching in the audience at the UCCS fieldhouse, died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared “certified barriers” and struck him.

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

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,