Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Oops! GOBE!! £170,000 Ferrari parked in London square is gouged by lorry tailgate after driver fails to negotiate corner

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This unlucky Ferrari owner is going to get a shock when he comes to find an articulated lorry wedged in the side of his car. The crumpled Ferrari 458 Italia - which costs £169,545 new - was pictured today in Kensington, west London, by photographer Robert Kearney. The incident happened on Kensington Square - the oldest garden square in the capital, with an average house value of £8million. The driver was said to have been shaken but not seriously injured and no arrests were made. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'Police were called at approximately 2pm to Kensington Square to a collision between a lorry and a parked vehicle. The parked vehicle is a red Ferrari and the lorry was a white DAF truck.’
Crumpled: The Ferrari owner will get a shock when he comes to find an articulated lorry wedged in the side of his car in Kensington, west LondonCrumpled: The Ferrari owner will get a shock when he comes to find an articulated lorry wedged in the side of his car in Kensington, west London

Damage: The crumpled Ferrari 458 Italia - which costs £169,545 new - was caught on camera by photographer Robert KearneyDamage: The crumpled Ferrari 458 Italia - which costs £169,545 new - was caught on camera by photographer Robert Kearney

Exclusive location: The incident happened on Kensington Square - the oldest garden square in the capital, on which the average house value is more than £8millionExclusive location: The incident happened on Kensington Square - the oldest garden square in the capital, on which the average house value is more than £8million

Passers-by: The driver was said to have been shaken but was not seriously injured and no arrests were madePassers-by: The driver was said to have been shaken but was not seriously injured and no arrests were made

Crash: A Metropolitan Police spokesman told MailOnline that officers were called at approximately 2pm today to Kensington Square to the collisionCrash: A Metropolitan Police spokesman told MailOnline that officers were called at approximately 2pm today to Kensington Square to the collision

Sports car: The articulated lorry crashed into the £170,000 Ferrari 458 Italia in the afternoon on the pricey garden square, just off High Street KensingtonSports car: The articulated lorry crashed into the £170,000 Ferrari 458 Italia in the afternoon on the pricey garden square, just off High Street Kensington

Peeled off: The driver of the parked car was nowhere to be seen at the time of the crash, but the lorry driver was said to have been shaken by the incidentPeeled off: The driver of the parked car was nowhere to be seen at the time of the crash, but the lorry driver was said to have been shaken by the incident

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