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| McLaren supercar destroyed in crash | McLaren supercar destroyed in crash |
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| A McLaren supercar was reduced to a twisted, burned-out wreck after it struck a building and burst into flames. | A McLaren supercar was reduced to a twisted, burned-out wreck after it struck a building and burst into flames. |
| The driver and passenger of the 570S, which sell for around £143,000, escaped with minor injuries following the crash at Heywood, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire. | The driver and passenger of the 570S, which sell for around £143,000, escaped with minor injuries following the crash at Heywood, near Trowbridge, Wiltshire. |
| The fire service was called to Westbury Road just before 06:30 BST on Sunday. | The fire service was called to Westbury Road just before 06:30 BST on Sunday. |
| Crews found the occupants had made it out of the burning sports car, which was stuck beneath a collapsed wall. | Crews found the occupants had made it out of the burning sports car, which was stuck beneath a collapsed wall. |
| Images taken by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue show small fragments of the car's distinctive orange paintwork are still visible. | Images taken by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue show small fragments of the car's distinctive orange paintwork are still visible. |
| It is not known what speed the McLaren had been travelling at prior to the crash. | It is not known what speed the McLaren had been travelling at prior to the crash. |
| Damien Bence, from the fire service, said it was "absolutely amazing" the car's occupants walked away from the scene. | |
| "Prior to hitting the building it snapped an electric pole in half, and forced the top half of the pole through the window of the house," he said. | |
| "We were confronted with a live electrical cable which was strewn across the highway so crews had to negotiate their way through part of a wood in order to get to the incident." | |
| The 563hp super sports car has twin-turbo 3.8-litre V8 engine and can accelerate from 0-62mph (100km/h) in just 3.2 seconds. | The 563hp super sports car has twin-turbo 3.8-litre V8 engine and can accelerate from 0-62mph (100km/h) in just 3.2 seconds. |
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