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Death toll rises in Reno air race crash

RENO, Nev., Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A victim of the deadly air race crash in Reno, Nev., who had been hospitalized in critical condition, has died, raising the death toll to at least 10.

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center said the identity of the patient, who died Sunday, has not been released, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported Monday.

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The National Transportation Safety Board said information from a video camera mounted on the World War II era P-51 that crashed into the tarmac Saturday at the National Championship Air Races, should provide clues into the cause of the accident.

At least 10 people have died and dozens were injured when the P-51, called the Galloping Ghost, dived nose first at about 400 mph into the ground.

Renown and St. Mary's regional medical centers said 26 of the 64 people treated at the hospitals had been released as of Monday. Seven of the nine killed in the crash have been identified and an undisclosed number of people remain missing, the report said.

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