In pictures: Santa Monica market crash

1 of 6 One witness said the speeding car smashed into the popular weekly farmers' market like a hurricane.

2 of 6 Rescuers were quickly on the scene.

3 of 6 The body of one of nine people known to have died lies close to the car, said to have been travelling at "freeway speed".

4 of 6 Dozens of people were injured, some of them seriously.

5 of 6 People in the path of the car had little chance to escape as it crashed through stalls in seconds flat.

6 of 6 Police want to establish why the 86-year-old driver lost control of the car.