One of the world's fastest vehicles, a McLaren F1 sports car, has come off the road on New Zealand's South Island, with an unnamed Australian behind the wheel.
The 65-year-old driver and owner of the supercar and one passenger were travelling from Queenstown to Glenorchy when the multi-million dollar vehicle lost control and crashed into a ditch at Closeburn, about 11.45am, local time, on Saturday.
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A fleet of over 30 McLaren supercars are travelling from Auckland to Queenstown as a tribute to the late motorsport legend Bruce McLaren.
The driver was taken to the Queenstown Medical Centre with minor injuries to his thumb, police said.
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The crashed car was a 1994 McLaren F1 capable of travelling at almost 400 km/h and was part of a convoy of expensive McLarens travelling the country.
Sergeant Blair Duffy of Queenstown police said the car had lost control on the straight stretch of road and ended up in a ditch by the road. The cause of the accident was not yet known.
Skid marks were visible for some distance near the scene of the crash at Closeburn.
"The vehicle was one of a procession of McLaren cars travelling from Queenstown to Glenorchy," he said.
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Organisers of the tour arrived on the scene moments after the crash and covered the vehicle with a sheet.
McLaren Automotive Asia Pacific marketing manager Geoff Tink said no other cars were involved, and it was not driving at excessive speeds.
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"The car was involved in a minor accident where it left the road and ended up in a ditch."
There were two people travelling in the car at the time, and contrary to earlier reports, there were no injuries and no one was taken to hospital.
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"This is a car that was built in the early 90s that has some older electronic stability systems in place and there was a minor accident but we're obviously very confident that we have taken the appropriate safety precautions throughout the event."
"All drivers receive a safety briefing before each day and at the end of each day, on each New Zealand road to make sure that we do not cause any accidents."
An eyewitness said skid marks were visible for up to 80 metres before the car left the road and came to a sudden halt in a ditch.
The car was taking part in the nationwide Epic NZ tour organised by McLaren, with 34 cars from as far afield as Canada, Hong Kong, Japan and the United Kingdom driving in convoy around the country.
The F1 was produced between 1992 and 1998, with a total of 106 cars built.
In 1998 an F1 set the record for the world's fastest production car, reaching a speed of more than 386 km/h.
The cars are much sought-after by collectors. In a recent sale, a 1998 model sold at auction for US$13.75 million.