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'World's Most Expensive Supercar Pileup' Creates £2.5m Heap Of Scrap Metal In Japan (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK   First Posted: 05/12/11 09:59 GMT Updated: 09/12/11 10:04 GMT

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A dramatic car pileup in Japan has resulted in the destruction of 14 luxury cars. According to The Telegraph, the cost of the vehicles destroyed runs to around £2.5m.

The crash destroyed eight Ferraris, including two F430s, two F355s, and two 360 Modenas, plus a Lamborghini Diablo and a Toyota Prius.

The pileup occurred when a convoy of 20 valuable vehicles was travelling, apparently at high speed, on a wet motorway in western Japan on Sunday. It is speculated they may have been heading to a supercar convention.

According to emergency services up to 10 people were taken to hospital after the crash, but no one is reported to have died.

It is thought to be one of the costliest supercar crashes ever recorded.

The Sun reported that a highway patrolman, Eiichiro Kamitani, said: "I've never seen such a thing... Ferraris rarely travel in such large numbers."

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Police investigate sports cars such as Ferraris involved in a accident on the Chugoku Express way in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2011. Eight Ferrais, three Mercedes-Benzes and a Lamborghini were involved in a 14-vehicle pileup on the Chugoku Expressway near Shimonoseki junction in Yamaguchi Prefecture. (The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images)
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A dramatic car pileup in Japan has resulted in the destruction of 14 luxury cars. According to The Telegraph, the cost of the vehicles destroyed runs to around £2.5m. The crash destroyed eight Fer...
A dramatic car pileup in Japan has resulted in the destruction of 14 luxury cars. According to The Telegraph, the cost of the vehicles destroyed runs to around £2.5m. The crash destroyed eight Fer...
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Charles Burch
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02:33 PM on 12/10/2011
"The crash destroyed eight Ferraris, including two F430s, two F355s, and two 360 Modenas, plus a Lamborghini Diablo and a Toyota Prius." Were they trying to catch the Prius?
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11:01 PM on 12/09/2011
Certainly looks like more money than sense involved here.
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love auto biographys. any appS to write mine?
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02:03 AM on 12/09/2011
They used to have the cannon ball run here in oz - northern territory - unlimited speed on far from autobahn roads - at least one japanese i know of managed to kill himself in something fancy
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love auto biographys. any appS to write mine?
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11:41 PM on 12/08/2011
dont laugh - your policy pays/subsidises for these morons - my fender only costs $100 but it costs me thousands if i scuff their bumper - its a racket folks - they want to pose - let tham pay for the inevitable scratch
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baseface
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02:24 AM on 12/08/2011
who won the race?
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MSROADKILL612
love auto biographys. any appS to write mine?
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11:41 PM on 12/08/2011
the panel beaters shops
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Btheist
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12:30 AM on 12/07/2011
Nothing ever changes.

The cerebrally-challenged KNOW they're such great drivers.
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03:47 PM on 12/06/2011
what a great pic....several smashed up ferraris and a little fiat 500 bang in the middle completely untouched just waiting to go home lol.
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MSROADKILL612
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01:58 AM on 12/09/2011
only the bambino didnt get bammed
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beobnoxious
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08:08 AM on 12/06/2011
I bet the Prius owner is glad he left the Ferrai in the garage. His wife was like honey dont drive the ferari its raining.
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nerak kneeling
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06:46 AM on 12/06/2011
looks like one of my video game crack ups .. too bad it is real , fake is much more fun.
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07:35 PM on 12/05/2011
Those poor Ferraris... I'm crying...
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beobnoxious
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08:12 AM on 12/06/2011
Ferraris are mid engine and made of carbon fiber and plastic so most of them are probably salvagable albeit they will need some expensive and extensive repairs.
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03:12 AM on 12/07/2011
Agreed. You can tell the automotively challenged when they use terms like 2 million in scrap metal..
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masonwealth
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06:38 PM on 12/05/2011
It seems these people have more money than road sense, if its wet you slow down and give yourself greater stopping range.

Is that too hard for these guys to grasp.
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lunacougar
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05:21 PM on 12/05/2011
Don't worry, next years bonus will put them all back on the road toot sweet.
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azbenahmed
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03:44 PM on 12/06/2011
totally agree.. but must point out it's toute suite. it's french. sorry!
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lunacougar
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04:09 PM on 12/06/2011
I know Azbenahmed, I am a (lapsed) Francophone! I was trying to be an ironic hick.
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Btheist
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12:26 AM on 12/07/2011
Isn't it 'tout de suite'?
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BeeJayCeee
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04:16 PM on 12/05/2011
A HAW HAW HAW!
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Philrid
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03:36 PM on 12/05/2011
I like the quote "Ferraris rarely travel in such large numbers"
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wsdave
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03:14 AM on 12/07/2011
In this economy, they have to travel in packs for safety...
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02:56 PM on 12/05/2011
the prius ain't a super/luxury car...
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03:15 AM on 12/07/2011
Every group of sex-pots has to have an ugly friend.
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