A Huge 10-Car Accident Shut Down The Nurburgring On Sunday
The chaotic scene you see above is the result of a massive oil spill at the Nordschleife on Sunday afternoon. Bridge to Gantry reports that the fluids came from a Luxembourg-registered McLaren 650S, causing several cars to come off an causing a destructive concertina effect.
10 cars were involved in the incident, which left 10 people injured - four of them seriously, according to a local police report. The carnage was significant enough to warrant the attendance of 30 emergency services personnel, five ambulances and a pair of rescue helicopters.
The Nordschleife remained closed for the rest of the day due to the crashes, which the police reckon caused several hundred thousand euros of damage. It’s certainly hard to argue with that assessment.
It’s an awful situation to have done everything right yet end up with a wrecked ride and some injuries, so we really feel for the people involved in this nasty smash. Here’s hoping they’re well on their way to recovery.
Source: Polizeidirektion Mayen via Bridge to Gantry
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Comments
There is so much oil, the U.S. will try to invade it.
Close Call, yet the driver seems to be really calm.
Dam that was close, I thought you couldn’t record yourself on the Nordschleife any more since since TV Stations were using the footage to make the Nordschleife seem like a bad place, at least that’s what I read on their website when I was looking to buy track tickets
One ring to rule them all.
Thats crazy. couldn’t even see it on the road!
Are there any more pictures?
Whoever was driving that McLaren 650S should be responsible for all the damage imo.
If the Mclaren is registered in Luxembourg, in curious if it was one of RSR Nurburgring’s (race car rental company) cars, since all of there’s are registered to Luxembourg.
Oh, Hell.
What about the cars?