North Carolina beach chaos as out-of-control boat hurtles towards sand and runs ashore - injuring two

An out-of-control boat hurtled towards the sand at a beach in North Carolina and injured two people.

The incident happened in Atlantic Beach at around 7pm close to the Doubletree Hotel pier.

Footage shows the speeding boat heading towards the shore as beachgoers flee for cover. 

The vessel then comes to a quick stop and emergency services later arrived at the scene. 

There were seven people on board the boat and two suffered minor injuries following the harsh stop on the shore.

An out-of-control boat hurtled towards the sand at a beach in North Carolina and injured two people

A video recorded of the incident shows the boat hurtling towards the sand with people left panicking.

'Children, hey,' one man is heard shouting as the vessel speeds closer to the shore. 

People on the beach are seen running to get out of the way of the rapidly approaching boat. 

It then reaches the shore and immediately comes to a stop before emergency services arrive on the scene to investigate.

The harsh stop left two passengers hurt onboard the boat and they were taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries. 

It then reaches the shore and immediately comes to a stop before emergency services arrive on the scene to investigate

'We couldn't believe what we were seeing,' witness Emily Carr told WFLA. 'Holy c***, it's not stopping. 

'The boat just kept coming and it was coming fast. It's something I've never seen, I'm 41 and grown up on that beach. 

'Been around boats my entire life and never seen anything like it.'

Kathryn Levine-Katz added: 'We were out on the balcony screaming for people on the beach to move.'

No one on the beach was injured in the ordeal. The boat was later pulled back into the water by Tow Boat US.

NC Wildlife is investigating the circumstances around the incident. 

DailyMail.com has contacted the Atlantic Beach Police Department for comment.