Sports car hits lamppost on busy Plymouth roundabout
A SPORTS car was badly damaged when it span on a busy roundabout and hit a lamppost.
Police said the male driver was uninjured when the Mazda RX8 crashed near the A38 sliproad in St Budeaux on Saturday afternoon.
Inspector Gareth Twigg added: "The vehicle span while travelling around the roundabout and collided with a lamppost. A signpost has also been hit."
The car was left with a large dent in its passenger side door at about 3pm.
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No other vehicle was said to have been involved in the accident.
Insp Twigg said there was only minor disruption to traffic while the Mazda was recovered.
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by GAWker
Tuesday, February 19 2013, 12:18AM
“It span? Well it is a rotary! ;)”
by jabbathebutt
Monday, February 18 2013, 11:28PM
“The headline should have been "idiot drove into a lampost in a 30mph zone ".”
by CharlieDodd
Monday, February 18 2013, 5:42PM
“..fourstroke said- 'The RX8 has a ****el engine. A bit like its owner'..
Yeah, that's a total of a couple of ****ers in that car”
by GAWker
Monday, February 18 2013, 3:09PM
“Not a pro - drive PZ one then? ;)”
by four-stoke
Monday, February 18 2013, 2:14PM
“The RX8 has a ****el engine. A bit like its owner.”
by Monkeyman
Monday, February 18 2013, 1:45PM
“Should be more signs warning motorists about the dangers of driving in to lampposts.”
by jtme1
Monday, February 18 2013, 1:38PM
“SPORTS CAR?”
by swoop4
Monday, February 18 2013, 12:34PM
“The RX8 is a hairdresser's/nail technician's car and you still can't handle it. fella.”
by GAWker
Monday, February 18 2013, 10:43AM
“Seems the swear filter doesn't like Felix's surname so here's a link:
http://tinyurl.com/o77yy”
by GAWker
Monday, February 18 2013, 10:41AM
“What a ****el!
http://tinyurl.com/au5p3wz”