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The Dark Lord of Supercar Death has come among us again to remind mortals we are at His mercy.
A Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport - worth £1.5 million - has crashed while travelling at 125mph on an Autobahn in Germany. Crashed with a LORRY.
Apparently the Veyron was stretching its legs when another motorist pulled out to overtake a 16-wheel juggernaut. The Veyron driver couldn't react in time, tried to push through between the gap of the truck and the overtaking car, and ended up merging with the left corner of the truck in a non-harmonious fashion.
All three drivers came away unharmed. The Veyron did not. Estimates put the damage at around £350,000, while the lorry - which crashed into a guardrail - had to be lifted upright with a CRANE. Yikes.
It's the first reported accident of a Veyron Grand Sport; a largely fast motor capable of 223mph with the roof off. Bugatti has delivered just 22 drop-top Veyrons worldwide.
We can only hope this doesn't signal another Crashed Supercar month like earlier this year. They are not good months.
(Pic courtesy of SWNS)
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ben10Topgear commented on this article
at 12:54 pm on 05 October 2010
Cant W8 for Season 16
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busta commented on this article
at 12:54 pm on 05 October 2010
Sounds like Mr Veyron driver was a victim of his own cockyness. What a shame, though good to hear no one was hurt!
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logitech225 commented on this article
at 12:56 pm on 05 October 2010
ouch!! 325 thousand pounds! thats gotta hurt your wallet...
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Schneemann commented on this article
at 01:00 pm on 05 October 2010
German Autobahns and drivers are awful! Only two lanes with no speed limits, and don't they have wing mirrors?
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kenco commented on this article
at 01:27 pm on 05 October 2010
i think that was extremely lucky with a car like that he could have been going a lot faster and with no speed limits he would be allowed to really open it up you can't blame him for someone pulling out in front of him but that goes to show you need to read the road ahead and what's going to happen and even then sometimes it's still hard to tell what's going to happen
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