The £6MILLION car crash: 'Most expensive pile-up of the year'

A car smash involving two Ferraris, a McLaren and a Bentley with a combined value of £6million has been branded the most expensive crash of the year.

The incident took place on November 10 on a mountain road near Pfunds, in Austria's Tyrol State, where a £447,000 Ferrari 812 Superfast collided with a £4million LaFerrari.   

According to reports, the Ferrari Superfast had been driving behind the LaFerrari before a collision took place on a tight hairpin bend on the country road at around 2.40pm.

That crash then triggered a chain reaction, with the £1.4million McLaren Elva ramming into the two cars and escalating the chaos.

A police spokesperson said one of the drivers had been 'blinded by the sun from behind and braked'.

Ultimately, the £192,000 Bentley Continental GTC at the rear crashed into the lineup, forcing the luxury sports cars into the rock face.

Police reportedly said none of the drivers were injured in the collision.

Authorities are investigating whether the drivers, aged between 40 and 52, and reportedly from the canton of Graubuenden, Switzerland, maintained adequate safety distances.

A photo of the crash, capturing all four luxury vehicles wedged against the rock face, surfaced on the social media platform Reddit, sparking a flurry of user comments.

One user said: 'Photographic evidence that money can't buy good sense!'

Another commented: 'This accident will cost more in repairs than I will make in my entire life. Absolutely insane.'

And a third added: 'You can't park there.'

It comes just a month after a female driver lost control of a Bentley Azure convertible and smashed it into other luxury vehicles in a £1million car pile up.

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In footage of the expensive smash, a loud smash can be heard as tourists and locals alike flinch. 

The camera then pans to a multi-car pile up with bright blue Bentley Azure, which are worth as much as £150,000, at the centre. 

The car had a huge scrape along the driver's side where the car appeared to have crashed into the boot of a white saloon as passengers inside that vehicle scrambled to get out.

The front bumper of the Azure was also left damaged as it bumped into what appeared to be a stationary Ferrari 599, which can cost over £700,000, damaging the front bumper.

And in July, a blue £200,000 Lamborghini was destroyed in London after it was driven into a pole by a driver who then ambled away from the wreck, dropping items as he fled.

The car, which was identified as a Huracan EVO Spyder priced at over £218,000, was ploughed into a pole indicating a cycle route on Wapping High Street, metres from a London Overground station.

Viral footage shared on social media showed the convertible luxury sports car in a crumpled wreck as a person clamoured to get out of the vehicle before running down the street.

Emergency services rushed to the scene where the driver and a passenger were treated for minor injuries.