crash claims eight Ferraris, three Benzes, and a Lamborghini

rational

A single miscalculation from a Ferrari driver earlier today in Japan led to a chain reaction that ultimately wrecked or destroyed 14 vehicles including eight Ferraris, three Mercedes, a Lamborghini, a Skyline, and a Prius that was in the right place at the wrong time.

A group of foreign car enthusiasts were heading to Hiroshima from Kyushu when one of the drivers lost control trying to overtake a car on a wet, curved part of China Road in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Ferrari driver reportedly hit the median and created a reaction that caused the other cars in the lineup to crash, according to Japanese media (translated).

No one was seriously hurt in the crash, but the vehicular carnage is severe. Video from the Japanese TV report above, as well as photos from Twitter and other news sites shows a trail of expensive Italian metal dotted with Japanese and German cars.

It's slightly difficult to tell from pictures, but the Ferraris involved appear to include multiple F355s, F430s (including a Scuderia), an F360, and some form of F512.

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Other cars include the aforementioned Mercedes-Benz products (including a CL600-ish type vehicle), a car described as a Lamborghini Diablo, a Nissan Skyline, and one Toyota Prius.

The accident shut down the road for six hours as cleanup crews tried to untangle the mess. We'll update as we get more information.

http://jalopnik.com/5864856/massive-japanese-crash-claims-eight-ferraris-three-benzes

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<div>8 Ferraris, 3 Mercedes, a Diablo, a GT-R and... a Prius.</div><div><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8934718/Astonishing-accident-involving-eight-Ferraris-worlds-most-expensive-car-crash.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8934718/Astonishing-accident-involving-eight-Ferraris-worlds-most-expensive-car-crash.html</a></div><div><br></div>Ouch.<div><span&gt; <span id="temp-1"> </span> </span><span> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C1Ps3PmyVVE?version=3&hl=en_US&quot; type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="853" height="480" allowScriptAccess="never" ></embed><br></span><br><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02074/ferrari-2_2074940c.jpg"></div><div><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02074/ferrari-3_2074941c.jpg"></div><div><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02074/ferrari-1_2074943c.jpg"></div><div><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02074/Expensive-Crash_2074844c.jpg"></div><div><img src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02074/Expensive-Crash-SU_2074846c.jpg"></div&gt;

jpd74

may insurance naman iyan eh ...

djaynitor

People with MORE MONEY than SENSE.

--sent from my Windows

azr1992

Hehe, sana may report: "A PUJ was likewise involved. It suffered minor paint scratches."

rational

With these kinds of cars, it's not the money that matters anymore.

GrieverLion

nanghinayang ako sa prius. I wanted one of those.

einhander

azr1992 wrote: »

Hehe, sana may report: "A PUJ was likewise involved. It suffered minor paint scratches."

"they tried to overtake a PUJ, kaso biglang preno ang PUJ dahil may pumara, sira lahat ng ferrari sa likod. Yung PUJ nasira ang estribo, pero nakabyahe pa at nakapagboundary."

lindangongo

einhander wrote: »

"they tried to overtake a PUJ, kaso biglang preno ang PUJ dahil may pumara, sira lahat ng ferrari sa likod. Yung PUJ nasira ang estribo, pero nakabyahe pa at nakapagboundary."

kamot ulo na lang ang mga owner ng ferrari hahahaha

Scottie

lindangongo wrote: »

kamot ulo na lang ang mga owner ng ferrari hahahaha

haha, wala na siyang magagawa, the damage has been done, ika nga.

Scottie

einhander wrote: »

"they tried to overtake a PUJ, kaso biglang preno ang PUJ dahil may pumara, sira lahat ng ferrari sa likod. Yung PUJ nasira ang estribo, pero nakabyahe pa at nakapagboundary."

btw, when exactly nangyari ito? Saan banda?