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Ronaldo in Ferrari car crash

by LotusFlower | January 8, 2009 at 11:41 am

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Manchester United superstar soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo had a very lucky escape after he crashed his £200,000 Ferrari into a concrete tunnel wall.

Other drivers were amazed to see the Ferrari crash and then Ronaldo step out of the crumpled vehicle which is said to be a write off.

Ronaldo was able to join training later in the day and was said to be a little shocked but unhurt.

Police breathalysed the player at the scene where he was found to not be over the limit for alcohol.

Police will further interview him about the incident at a later date.

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has written off his Ferrari in a crash near Manchester Airport.

The 23-year-old winger was driving the sports car through a tunnel beneath the runways when he smashed into a barrier.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said his team-mate Edwin van der Sar was following in his Bentley, but the Dutch keeper was not involved in the crash.

Pc Nigel Snell said that given the damage to the car, it was "fortunate" that Ronaldo was not injured.

The footballer Cristiano Ronaldo wrote off his red Ferrari today after colliding with a barrier on his way to training with the Manchester United team.

The front of the £200,000 599 GTB model was crumpled in the smash and one of its wheels lay 200 yards behind the battered vehicle in a tunnel near Manchester airport this morning.

A witness said the Portugal international walked away from the wreckage with no sign of injury. “It is amazing he got out of it without a scratch,” said the man who asked not to be named.