A driver who crashed
his £250,000 Lamborghini into a tree, causing one of the supercar's wheels to
fly off, reportedly laughed as he told onlookers he would go out to buy a new
one.
Martin Johnson,
46, was walking his granddaughter Charly Pennett, aged nine, home from
school, when one of the wheels flew past them in Beaumont Leys in
Leicestershire - narrowly missing the pair.
The Lamborghini
Gallardo, which can reach 0-60mph in 3.4 seconds, hit a tree before careering
into the middle of the road and smashing into a bollard - just metres from
Buswell's Lodge Primary School.
Remarkably the driver, thought to be a young Asian man, walked away from the horror crash completely unscathed and was reported to have even 'laughed off' the crash telling onlookers it was ok because he'd 'buy another one tomorrow'.
The 5.2litre car was
left badly damaged by the crash, with the back left wheel of the 550 horse
power vehicle completely ripped from its axle
Mr Johnson, of
Humberstone, Leicester, said a large wheel came bouncing through the air
narrowly missing him and his granddaughter last Thursday.
He said: 'We were
lucky really because the large wheel came bouncing through the air at about
chest height barley 10 feet away.
Martin Johnson said he was walking his granddaughter Charly Pennett home when the wheel flew past
'Imagine if it would
have hit a child, if we were there just a couple of minutes earlier it could
have been a different story.
'I was quite angry at
the time because I was walking my granddaughter home after picking her up from
after school activities.
'As we came to the
main road we heard a throaty roar which made us turn our heads and that's when
we saw this exotic orange coloured sports car come around the corner at speed.
'The driver seemed to
lose control after he came off the roundabout causing him to spin the car
around a couple of times and hit a nearby tree.
'As the car hit the
tree one of the back wheels came off, narrowly missing us by about 10
feet.
'This was a massive
wheel that could have done some serious damage.
'The kids were very
very scared, but when the driver got out he was laughing and after a while
started to boast that he would "just go out and buy another one
tomorrow." I think we were very lucky that day.'
A spokesperson for
Leicestershire Police said: 'Police received a call to a report of single
vehicle road traffic collision on Strasbourg Drive.
'The vehicle involved
was an orange Lamborghini Gallardo which collided with a bollard.
'There were no
injuries for driver and road was closed at junction with Krefield Way and
Heachem Drive while the vehicle was recovered.
'We have concluded
our enquiries and there have been no arrests.'
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