An experienced harness racer was killed this week in a large accident at The Meadows racetrack in Washington County in what a racing representative said was a rare occurrence.

The harness racing community on Thursday mourned the death of Ohio native Hunter Myers, 27, who was severely injured Wednesday afternoon in the 11th race at The Hollywood Casino track. Myers was in a crash involving six horses, according to a social media post from track announcer Roger Huston.

Myers was flown in critical condition to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he died early Thursday morning of blunt force trauma to the head, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.

The Meadows Standardbred Owners Association announced that racing has been canceled for the rest of the week.

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