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Highway police who went to a crash in Japan on Sunday couldn’t believe their eyes – a twisted of supercars. Japanese police say eight top-of-the- Ferraris, two Mercedes sports cars and a Lamborghini were the vehicles that crashed into each other, causing a 4$-million insurance . No one died in the 14-car pile-up but ten people were and taken to hospital. Police believe speeding and a wet road could have been the causes of the accident. Police believe the cars were traveling at a speed of 160kph on a road with an 80kph . The lead car hit the central barrier and the following cars all into one another. TV shows wreckage from the cars spread across 400 metres road.

The cars were part of a heading to a supercar rally in Hiroshima. The leading Ferrari that spun out of was driven by a 60-year-old man. Several eyewitnesses told local TV what they saw. One said: “A group of cars was 140kph to 160kph. One of them spun and they all up in this huge mess. It’s a no one was seriously hurt.” Another motorist described how he avoided becoming part of the accident, saying: “The front car into the left embankment and bounced off towards me.” A crash scene police officer what he saw. Lieutenant Eiichiro Kamitani told the AFP news agency: “I've never seen such a thing. Ferraris rarely travel in such numbers.”


 

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