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Luxury Lamborghini worth £200,000 written off after late-night city centre smash

The insurance bill for the Italian supercar will be astronomical

The Lamborghini after a crash in Manchester city centre

A WEALTHY driver is facing an eye-watering insurance bill after a £200,000 Lamborghini was smashed in a city centre accident.

The Aventador supercar was likely written off  in the crash in Manchester in the early hours of Saturday.

Witnesses said the Italian motor was involved in a collision with a van and then careened into some scaffolding at around 3.30am. No one was injured.

 Pricey prang... The Lamborghini after a crash in Manchester city centre
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Pricey prang... The Lamborghini after a crash in Manchester city centreCredit: Reece O'Bierne/MEN MEdia
 The accident took place at around 3.30am on Saturday
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The accident took place at around 3.30am on SaturdayCredit: Reece O'Bierne/MEN MEdia

A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said they were called to reports of a collision between a Lamborghini and a Renault van, but no arrests were made.

Professional photographer Reece O’Bierne, 19, from Salford, was working at a nightclub close to the scene and took these images of the pricey accident.

 The Lamborghini Aventador is worth around £200,000
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The Lamborghini Aventador is worth around £200,000Credit: Reece O'Bierne/MEN MEdia

He told the : "The bonnet was virtually gone, the engine was smashed to pieces and there was oil all over the road.

"There were quite a lot of people who had been in the nearby clubs and within 30 seconds a crowd of about 40-50 people had gathered and were all taking pictures.

"Someone’s going to have a massive insurance claim."

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