Two spectators were injured when monster truck went out of control at an exhibition at Kindley Field on Sunday, Police said.

Police said at around 8.15 p.m. a driver at the Monster Truck Exhibition "temporarily lost control".

"But the monster truck was brought to a complete halt by using a 'kill switch' to shut off the engine before it reached the protective barriers or any of the spectators," Police said.

Two men were hurt as they ran away from the path of the oncoming truck. A 40-year-old Devonshire man bruised his left knee after he tripped over a low wall and a 44-year-old Pembroke man suffered bruised ribs after he collided with a fire hydrant .

Both men were treated at the scene by St. John's Ambulance personnel.

The Pembroke man was examined at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital but later released.