This Is All That's Left Of A McLaren 570S That Crashed Into A House

Thankfully both occupants of this McLaren 570S escaped with only minor injuries after it hit a house in Wiltshire and caught fire

Before Sunday morning, the burned-out carcass you see in the images above was a gleaming Ventura Orange McLaren 570S. You’d struggle to tell now, as, well… there’s really not a whole lot left.

It hit a house near Trowbridge, Wiltshire, during the early hours of Sunday, bursting into flames shortly after. The vehicle’s two occupants managed to escape with only minor injuries. BBC News quotes Damien Bence of Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue as saying: “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 also said that it was “absolutely amazing” that the pair were able to walk away from the wreck. Score one for the carbonfibre Monocell…

Here's what a 570S is supposed to look like
Here's what a 570S is supposed to look like

The decapitated electrical pole complicated matters for the rescue services, since it left a “live electrical cable” flopped across the road. As a result, fire personnel had to “negotiate their way through part of a wood in order to get to the incident.”

Part of the house the car struck (what looks to be a porch) collapsed in the crash, but the local fire service said the property had been “shored up and made safe.”

Comments

Valanti Demetriades

I think the problem is when people play forza everyone turns damage off so they’re not used to real life damage after crashing their v12 swapped darts into trees and buildings constantly.

07/03/2017 - 09:40 |
93 | 1

Life lesson-play with simulation damage (until you inevitable destroy the clutch

07/03/2017 - 09:41 |
24 | 0

People should start playing beamng drive lol

07/03/2017 - 13:16 |
13 | 0
Roadster / Tail Red

This is another example of money not being able to buy a good set of skills…

07/03/2017 - 09:52 |
5 | 1
Noah Thorley Images

How much for the… oh, never mind.

07/03/2017 - 10:12 |
20 | 1
Anonymous

May their insurance rates be exceedingly high after this incident. These plunkers give a bad name to car enthusiasts.

07/03/2017 - 10:16 |
7 | 0
Anonymous
07/03/2017 - 10:40 |
6 | 0
Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Still produced. Thankfully

07/03/2017 - 17:00 |
1 | 0
SAVAGE DOGG (Ping-Pong Gang) (Corvette Squad)

When you decide to race Burnout Paradise style

07/03/2017 - 10:55 |
7 | 0

Love that game !

07/03/2017 - 12:16 |
2 | 0
Al Bilanito

Maybe the driver did a 570 and crashed

07/03/2017 - 11:30 |
3 | 0
Tomislav Celić

Are the drivers OK?

07/03/2017 - 11:33 |
1 | 1
MikeyFD3S

Not to be a nerd here….. but the 570 only has the carbon tub. Monocell is P1 and 720.

07/03/2017 - 12:39 |
0 | 0
Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

Silly McLaren, that’s a Ferrari’s job

07/03/2017 - 13:12 |
0 | 3

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