Three escape as BMW is ripped in half

tldoxmf87 · 09-25-2010, 04:52 AM

Three young men had a miraculous escape in Germany after their BMW car was literally torn in half when it hit a tree.

An amazed traffic police patrol found the front of the powerful car more than 300ft away from the rear of the vehicle.

But the driver and his two friends walked away with barely a scratch after the 100mph smash on the A7 motorway, near Soltau.

"We thought for certain that we would be dealing with fatalities. All of them are very lucky to have survived such a serious crash," said one officer.

Officers believe the driver lost control of the car which shot off the road and into a tree in a field beside the motorway.

Police are interviewing three men - one aged 20 and two aged 22 - to try to get to the bottom of the cause of the accident.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quir...ripped_in_half

washow · 09-25-2010, 04:53 AM

but.......... how?

tldoxmf87 · 09-25-2010, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by washow

but.......... how?

I know.. they crashed while going 100 mph and car ripped apart but ALL THREE of them barely had a scartch on them????

kaishang · 09-25-2010, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by tldoxmf87

But the driver and his two friends walked away with barely a scratch after the 100mph smash on the A7 motorway, near Soltau.

Police are interviewing three men - one aged 20 and two aged 22 - to try to get to the bottom of the cause of the accident.

That's the cause of the accident, I don't think you need to investigate too much further. They all are really, really lukcy.

bkrM3 · 09-25-2010, 11:55 AM

clearly they were ghost riding that whip

carbo · 09-25-2010, 06:24 PM

Their number didn't come up in the lottery called life.......lucky bastards. Some people die in 30mph crashes. Go figure.

Quasimodem · 09-25-2010, 07:31 PM

That's kinda hard to believe. I guess they had a soft landing in all those bushes.

bdardashti · 09-25-2010, 08:02 PM

Wow! They should go play the lottery.

jredeer · 09-25-2010, 08:18 PM

Poor BMW

DarkRider23 · 09-25-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kaishang

That's the cause of the accident, I don't think you need to investigate too much further. They all are really, really lukcy.

I don't think they care about the cause... I think they just want to know how the hell they survived.

bmwnorge · 09-25-2010, 09:56 PM

were they ejected at all? sry too lazy to read the article LOL

Single-t · 09-25-2010, 10:03 PM

BMWs...is there anything they can't do?

(Why else would they call it "The Ultimate Driving Machine"?)

jmar0351 · 09-26-2010, 10:07 PM

Gotta give it up to mother nature. That tree doesn't look like its any wider than a foot and it just ripped apart that poor Bimmer.

username604 · 09-26-2010, 10:26 PM

i'm guessing the engine bay tore off, but the passenger compartment was still one piece by the look of the pic

tmo24 · 09-26-2010, 11:05 PM

Everyone is worried about the 3 guys and the BMW. What about that poor tree?? lmao glad they got away without harm but I wonder what happened. Alcohol, drugs, poor driving, texting, tire blow out etc. Thats crazy.

booner335 · 09-26-2010, 11:08 PM

insane

ibeclueless · 09-27-2010, 05:21 AM

wow...they are lucky

chef_geek · 09-27-2010, 05:30 AM

Tree > BMW

If you're going to be in a crash, wouldn't you want to be in a BMW? I think so.

griffon252 · 09-27-2010, 06:57 AM

wow, was that a 3 series? Can't tell from what's left. They are very lucky!

Alpine Whiteboy · 09-27-2010, 07:26 AM

Those Kids Are Mothafuckin Ninjas!!

MrDummy · 09-27-2010, 09:05 AM

Yeah if that was a 3 series I am keeping mine until it blows up or rust eats it to death

Hedges · 09-27-2010, 09:38 AM

dibs on that rim!

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