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| Luxury sports cars in costly Japan pile-up | |
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| A luxury sports car outing in Japan has ended in what may be one of the most expensive car crashes in history. | A luxury sports car outing in Japan has ended in what may be one of the most expensive car crashes in history. |
| Eight Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benzes, a Lamborghini and two other vehicles were involved in the pile-up in the southern prefecture of Yamaguchi. | |
| No-one was seriously hurt, but the road was closed for six hours after the accident. | |
| Media reports estimate the damaged cars are worth at least 300m yen ($3.85m; £2.46m) in total. | Media reports estimate the damaged cars are worth at least 300m yen ($3.85m; £2.46m) in total. |
| The sports cars - driven in convoy by a group of automobile enthusiasts - were on their way to Hiroshima, reports Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun. | The sports cars - driven in convoy by a group of automobile enthusiasts - were on their way to Hiroshima, reports Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun. |
| Police say they believe the accident, which took place on Sunday, happened when the driver of one of the Ferraris tried to change lanes and hit the crash barrier. | |
| "A group of cars was doing 140-160km/h (85-100mph)," an unidentified eyewitness told Japanese broadcaster TBS. | |
| "One of them spun and they all ended up in this great mess." | "One of them spun and they all ended up in this great mess." |
| Ten people received minor injuries in the crash, police said. | Ten people received minor injuries in the crash, police said. |
| They said some of the vehicles were beyond repair. | They said some of the vehicles were beyond repair. |
| "I've never seen such a thing," highway patrol lieutenant Eiichiro Kamitani told AFP news agency. "Ferraris rarely travel in such large numbers." | "I've never seen such a thing," highway patrol lieutenant Eiichiro Kamitani told AFP news agency. "Ferraris rarely travel in such large numbers." |