The lawsuit unfolded successful a comedically timed concatenation reaction
- Published: 16:43, 28 Nov 2024
- Updated: 16:44, 28 Nov 2024
A SUPERCAR clang has been branded the world's astir costly heap up - with an eye-watering combined outgo of £6million.
The pricey prang occurred aft 1 of the Ferrari drivers is believed to person panicked connected a choky hairpin successful Austria connected November 10.
Embarrassingly, the operator appears to person triggered a four-car heap up and fiscal disaster.
It took spot adjacent Pfunds, successful Austria, connected the dicey-looking state roadworthy 348 astatine astir 2:40pm.
Initially, the operator of a Ferrari 812 Superfast, worthy £446,514 alone, crashed into the backmost of a LaFerrari, worthy £4million.
According to reports, the Ferrari Superfast, pursuing the LaFerrari excessively closely, braked abruptly, aft its operator panicked portion navigating the risky bend.
Cops said helium was blinded by the prima and slammed connected the brakes portion navigating the steep-sided road.
This caused a concatenation absorption that massively racked up the outgo of the clang with each colliding motor.
After the 2 Ferraris crashed, a McLaren Elva worth £1.4million joined the increasing queue.
Then, to apical it off, a £191,545 Bentley Continental GTC crashed into the backmost of the McLaren.
It near each 4 flashy supercars sitting smashed by the rockface.
The LaFerrari hypercar appears to beryllium crumpled and crushed successful from some ends.
The 812 Superfast's beforehand extremity appears to beryllium smashed arsenic well, but the Bentley and McLaren aren't arsenic evidently damaged.
A police spokesperson said: "The operator of the 3rd car was blinded by the prima from down and braked."
The police besides said that nary of the drivers were injured.
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Authorities are investigating whether the drivers, aged betwixt 40 and 52, and reportedly from the canton of Graubuenden, Switzerland, maintained capable information distances.
A photograph of the crash, capturing each 4 luxury vehicles wedged against the stone face, surfaced connected the societal media level Reddit, sparking a flurry of idiosyncratic comments.
OneReddit user said: "Photographic grounds that money can't bargain bully sense!"
Another idiosyncratic commented: "This mishap volition outgo much successful repairs than I volition marque successful my full life. Absolutely insane."
And 1 added: "You can't parkland there."