An eight-year-old girl has died after crashing her junior drag racing¹ car on a track in Western Australia.

近日，西澳大利亚州一名八岁的小女孩，在她的初级组直线加速赛车撞上赛道之后，不幸身亡。

Anita Board was on a solo "test run" when her vehicle hit a concrete barrier at the Perth Motorplex, police said.

警方表示，安妮塔·波德是在Perth Motorplex的个人赛车试跑时撞上了混凝土障碍。

Paramedics treated her at the scene before taking her to hospital, where she died a day later.

医务人员当场进行了救治，随后将其送往了医院，不过一天后她就在医院去世了。

The girl had been attempting to gain her licence for junior dragster racing, the Australia National Drag Racing Association (Andra) said.

澳大利亚直线加速速赛车协会称，安妮塔正在申请拿到初级直线加速比赛驾照。

She had just turned eight - the minimum age required to race under official rules - and was driving a 210cc dragster, local media reported.

据当地媒体报道，她刚刚到八岁--也是官方规定可以参赛的最低年龄。她当时开的是210CC高速赛车。

As a result of the accident, Western Australia has now suspended junior racing at the Perth Motorplex, the state's only drag racing arena².

此次事故之后，西澳大利亚州暂停了在Perth Motorplex的赛事，这里是西澳洲唯一的直线加速赛车场地。

A statement from Sport and Recreation Minister Mick Murray said: "The suspension of this category of motorsport activity allows for a full investigation³ to be carried out into the nature of the accident. The State Government will wait until the details of the accident are clear following the investigation before taking any further action".

体育和娱乐部部长米克·穆雷在一则声明中表示：“暂停这一分类的赛车活动，是为了更好地调查该事故的性质。州政府会等事故的详细报告弄清之后再采取下一步措施。”

The girl's father, Ian Board, posted a message online saying "my heart is in a million pieces".

安妮塔的父亲伊恩·波德在网上发布了一条信息，称“我的心已经碎成了上百万块”。