Dad drowns in horror crash as brand-new £90k Lamborghini ends up on roof in canal
Luca Polito, 51, died after taking his new £90,000 Lamborghini Gallardo out for a spin in the north east of Italy near Venice when he crashed and the car landed on its roof in a canal
A dad has tragically drowned after he crashed his brand-new Lamborghini and it ended up on its roof in a canal. Married Luca Polito was taking his new £90,000 Gallardo out for a spin when the horror accident unfolded.
The 51-year-old building contractor was driving down a country lane with a friend when he is understood to have suddenly lost control of the sports car in the north east of Italy. It overturned and landed upside down in an irrigation canal next to the road at around 2pm on Saturday, April 19. As water and sludge flooded the supercar, horrified witnesses called the emergency services.
Luca's wife and son also raised the alarm after he failed to return home or answer his phone. Responders quickly arrived at the scene in Concordia Sagittaria, north-east of Venice, Italy.
They freed Luca's friend from the front passenger seat and took him to a hospital in nearby Portogruaro. He remains in hospital with serious injuries, but his condition is not life-threatening.
They also managed to free Luca from the driver's seat, but he was unresponsive. Paramedics tried to revive him but their efforts were in vain. Police have started an investigation and they believe he drowned in 70 centimetres of water.
Luca was from Concordia Sagittaria and is also survived by his parents. He was the last of his siblings to die after his two brothers passed away from serious illnesses years ago. He will be laid to rest in Portogruaro tomorrow, April 23.
Images show the sports car upside down in the small irrigation canal and local authorities have now removed the vehicle with detectives carrying out checks on it as part of the investigation.
Police are now working to determine if mechanical failure or human error caused Luca to lose control of the car. Local media say he may have been speeding or may have lost traction on a tricky stretch of the road.
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The owners of his favourite restaurant in Concordia Sagittaria told local media: "He was a special person - kind, thoughtful. He was always there when someone needed help."
Local media have told of how he did not have an easy life following the loss of his two brothers and a sister-in-law which had a profound affect on him but he was supported by his wife Sonia Trevisan and his son Andrea.
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