A female spectator was killed after a vehicle taking part in the gruelling Dakar Rally careered off the course and crashed into a group of fans on Saturday, medical sources said. The accident happened during the opening stage of the 2010 event between Buenos Aires and Cordoba. A number of other spectators were also hurt in the incident which involved a 4x4 vehicle driven by German-Swiss duo Mirco Schultis and Ulrich Leardi.