McLaren supercar wrecked in crash during test drive

A $1.5 million McLaren supercar was wrecked when a customer taking it for a test drive met with an accident last week that left a truck driver with head injuries, reported The Straits Times.

According to police, the 650S Spider convertible, which has a top speed of 329km/h and is able to reach 100km/h in three seconds, was on the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) heading towards Tuas when the incident happened close to midnight on 11^th June.

It was understood that the tipper truck collided with a bus that had broken down on the left lane and veered sharply right into the path of the McLaren, hitting it on the left side. Despite having almost its entire left side smashed, the two car occupants - businessman Arjunan Kulasegaram and a companion - were not injured.

Police said the truck driver had to be extricated by the Singapore Civil Defence Force, and was taken to the National University Hospital. Almost the whole of its cab section was crushed.

McLaren distributor Wearnes Automotive said damages would be covered by insurance pending investigations, which the police said were under way.