Thursday, March 15, 2012

The Costliest Car Accident In History?



The £2.5million Motorway Smash Involving 8 Ferraris, 3 Mercedes, A Lamborghini, A Skyline And A Humble Toyota Prius (Which Was In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time) - -The Daily Mail

Thirteen high-end sports car owners - and one driver of a Toyota Prius - were probably close to tears last night after a £2.5million motorway pile-up.

A single miscalculation from a Ferrari driver leading a convoy of sports car connoisseurs left a trail of twisted Italian and German metal trailing across this motorway in Japan.

Ten people were rushed to hospital after the smash on the Chugoku Expressway in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, yesterday afternoon, but none of their injuries were said to be serious.

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Editor: This accident happened last year .... but I am still thinking about it. For more pictures and articles on this crash check-out the following links.

14 luxury sports cars involved in massive crash in Japan -- BBC (Video)
Eight Ferraris, Lamborghini in Japan luxury car pileup, damage could exceed $1 million -- Washington Post
Gone in less than 60 seconds: 11 luxury sports cars wrecked in expensive pileup -- MSNBC (Photoblog)
$4M car crash in Japan takes out eight Ferraris, one Lamborghini… and a Toyota Prius -- National Post/AFP
Super cars in multimillion-dollar road accident in Japan - video -- The Guardian

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