Ferrari F430 catches fire after accident

Caught on video

This week is turning out to be a bad one for owners of supercars, as a second high priced exotic has burst into flames.

Unlike the McLaren F1 which caught on fire spontaneously in California, this Ferrari F430 went up in smoke after an accident outside of Sibiu, Romania. Although no one was seriously injured in this fierily Ferrari wreck, the car was a total loss.

The accident occurred when the Ferrari's driver lost control and hit two oncoming vehicles which resulted in the F430 winding up in a field where a fire started in the engine compartment. Fortunately none of the other people involved were hurt and the driver and passenger escaped from the Ferrari inferno unharmed as well.  However, the driver was ticketed 40 euros for the crash.

Source: automarket.ro

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 zdenda20 zdenda20
lol it takes the firemen 20 minutes to get there and then they sprint to the car as if some persons life depended on it :)
June 10, 2009 1:55 pm
 themadboy themadboy
It's in Romania, what can you say...
June 10, 2009 1:58 pm
 freeway freeway
the firemen's truck is not a Lamborghini and if you noticed the accident didn't take place downtown... so if the car was 10 km outside the city how much time do you think will pass until they'll reach the accident place??? and BTW: "then they sprint to the car as if some persons life depended on it" they should've let it burn and maybe explode with all these people around isn't it?... that's a good one
June 10, 2009 4:50 pm
 tsiebrand tsiebrand
I think you watch too many movies. Cars DO NOT explode. Funny to see all those people watching as if a ufo has landed. BTW, here it doesn´t take firemen 20 min for 10km.
June 10, 2009 7:13 pm
 Lutzie Lutzie
They put it out quickly, it's what they're meant to do. Who wants all that toxic smoke in the atmosphere?
June 14, 2009 11:48 pm
 Hardboy997 Hardboy997
"...However, the driver was ticketed 40 euros for the crash." I don´t get that. 40€ for an accident with another 2 cars and they let him go?
June 10, 2009 2:02 pm
 Renegade Renegade
That's eastern Europe, I have a friend that has been in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, rented a car, said that eastern Europe has the worst drivers in the world, it was almost killed by a lunatic with a VW Passat.
June 10, 2009 5:30 pm
 freeway freeway
he, he... so that means he's never been in Turkey... the true definition of chaos on the road :D
June 10, 2009 5:51 pm
 sub39h sub39h
nobody can comment until they've been on a road in india...
June 10, 2009 8:37 pm
 boyke69 boyke69
Or Vietnam or Indonesia.
June 11, 2009 3:34 am
 Triple_X Triple_X
Lol, all the people taking pictures on the side of the road. I would have been so mad at them if i was the driver. But I am not, and therefore i ahve a good laugh!
June 10, 2009 2:11 pm
 freeway freeway
I'm sure the driver was not mad... he's 24 years old and he's the son of some obscure local businessman and the car was a present from his dad... no worry, he will get now most likely a new Aston Martin or a Lambo... that's how the rich parents in Romania punish their rich kids in such occasions... and BTW the 40 euros ticket is because he didn't respected the speed limit and not because he wrecked two other cars...
June 10, 2009 4:13 pm
 Get_real Get_real
Getting an Aston or Lambo to replace a crashed Ferrari is no punishment. It's a reward...
June 11, 2009 9:47 am
 mohaon mohaon
why the hell they didnt put the fire off,, dont every car have a fire extinguisher in it? and what a stupid ticket of 40 euros to pay,,, is that enough for such a waste in a supercar accident and human life,,,
June 10, 2009 2:16 pm
 kimbo kimbo
what's unusual in a car catching a fire after some big accident?
June 10, 2009 2:28 pm
 mc959 mc959
Nothing, fire always happens when a Ferrari crash ; )
June 10, 2009 2:40 pm
 Decypha Decypha
LOL... u beat me to it
June 10, 2009 3:13 pm
 steelerfan2009 steelerfan2009
one bad thing about carbon fiber,flameable.
June 10, 2009 2:47 pm
 Airbag Airbag
The F430 isn't made of carbon fibre, it's made of aluminium.
June 10, 2009 3:10 pm
 DiViViO DiViViO
LoL nothing New, Ferrari's are known to spontaneously ComBust!
June 10, 2009 3:21 pm
 medicineman medicineman
This is representative for my country : - many poor people, but lots of Ferrari, Bentley, etc - when an accident occurs, people stop, take pictures, laugh, swear and the post their videos on the internet Translation "Watch for that cow, she almost hit your motorcycle...Make sure you take pictures of that *****ng sunset..." - about 1 year ago a driver killed a man on a sidewalk driving a Ferrari and guess what : Some corrupted judges released him because "He is not a serious treat, because just one man died". This is our beloved country. Visit us !
June 10, 2009 3:43 pm
 Paulds Paulds
It´s a shame... luckyly nobody got hurt
June 10, 2009 4:07 pm
 N20_Purge N20_Purge
Aww, poor guy. At least that Mclaren F1 owner doesn't feel lonely anymore, lol.
June 10, 2009 4:15 pm
 rsrtampa rsrtampa
This reminds of the time that I didnt give a rats ass. Wait, it is exactly like that time.
June 10, 2009 5:36 pm
 norther norther
i imagine this guy was some mo`fo` gipsy with his "princess" on his right, boasting: "look baby...how fast my ferrari goes" and in his infinite drivers knowledge he crashed it. then he bribed the authorities, only to receive a 40e ticket. while he should've his liscence confiscated and shot like ceausescu. why didnt they burned along with their beautiful car?
June 10, 2009 7:29 pm
 cyclist848 cyclist848
Apparently the horn sticks on an f430 when you crash and the car bursts into flames, That couldn't be good for the life of the battery...
June 11, 2009 12:09 am
 WildMaverick1200 WildMaverick1200
I'm pretty sure someone in Top Gear will make fun of this
June 11, 2009 1:10 am
 Prince_Ash Prince_Ash
lol supercars = fire :D yay
June 11, 2009 11:13 am
 mlcarrera mlcarrera
FERRARI HAS SUMTHIN WRONG THERE. the same happened when a 360 hit a tree in india, chennai
June 12, 2009 5:49 pm
 Amo Amo
This isn't the first Ferrari that burns in Romania and probably not be the last. A Ferrari 612 belonging to a football player suddenly bust into flames on the side of the road, and I mean a HUGE fireball: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScAkjwvwHhE
June 13, 2009 11:00 am