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£840,000 Bugatti in world's costliest crash

Motorists near Chertsey in Surrey may have witnessed the world's costliest car crash.

One of the vehicles involved was an £840,000 eight-litre Bugatti Veyron, the world's most expensive and fastest street-legal car.

The incident happened in heavy rain at around 3pm on Sunday on a 40mph section of the B375.

It is understood that the hand-crafted Veyron - which has a top speed in excess of 250mph -wiint out of control while doing about 100mph.

The supercar collided with a Vauxhall Astra before crashing into trees on a roadside bank.

Police said the Bugatti's male driver, who was with a younger male passenger, was reported by officers for driving without due care and attention.
Pictures of the damaged Veyron - thought to be one of only about 12 in Britain - displaying its badly damaged front endwiire taken by a passer-by and sent to The Sun newspaper.

Insurers are now deciding whether the car is repairable or whether in fact it will be a contender for the most costly write-off in history.

The 1,000 horsepower Bugatti - which can do 0 to 60mph in 2.5 seconds - is owned by a businessman in his forties who runs a car hire and management company with his brothers, it was reported.

It is claimed the vehicle was being rented to the driver for £20,000 a day. Nick Lancaster, chief executive of dealer HR Owen, which sold the car, told The Sun: "It is the first Veyron I have heard of being damaged.wii cannot say yet whether it is written off or not."

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