Brit couple dies after £300,000 Ferrari careers off mountain highway and plunges into river during rally in Spain
SUPERCAR TRAGEDY Brit couple dies after £300,000 Ferrari careers off mountain highway and plunges into river during rally in Spain
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A BRIT couple have died in a horror crash in Spain after their 205mph Ferrari skidded off the road during a rally and plunged into a river.
The married couple were found by rescuers in Boca de Huergano, northern Spain, in their £300,000 super car on May 10.
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A Brit couple died after their Ferrari plunged into a river
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Grim images showed the black Ferrari's 488's crushed remains, partially submerged in the Yuso River.
The couple, aged 78 and 58, were part of a large envoy of about 20 other Ferrari owners also with UK number plates.
The group had arrived in nearby Leon the day before the crash.
Emergency workers told how they had to hack their way through thick riverside plants before they reached the car.
Firefighters also took part in the gruelling recovery mission and spent more than six hours trying to free the tragic couples' corpses.
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