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The Sun
26 minutes ago
- The Sun
Moment street brawl erupts next to crashed £106k BMW as women yank each other's hair in front of horrified onlookers
THIS is the moment a violent street brawl erupts next to a crashed BMW as two women yank each other's hair in front of horrified onlookers. The crashed BMW i8 - worth £106k - could be seen with its doors wide open as bystanders watched the shocking scenes unfold on a busy London road. 3 3 The car crash sparked a dramatic street brawl between two women with one shouting at the other before pulling her by her hair in the street. The appalling bust-up is understood to have taken place outside the Earl of Camden pub in Camden, North London on June 19. The scuffle broke out after a luxury BMW sports car reportedly ploughed into a parked motor. Swerving right, the vehicle then came to a halt at the crossroads of Parkway and Albert St. The BMW is visibly damaged with debris littering the road as the violence ensued. One shocked witness said that the row erupted after two women reportedly mocked the BMW driver's skills. A woman passenger then exited the vehicle and confronted the pair in a rage. Two bystanders on the street then stepped in to try and break up the unfolding violence. And a man, who appears to have been driving the BMW, can be seen jumping out the motor and joining the fray. Horrified onlookers can be seen watching the drama unfold and recording the incident on their phones. Cem Ozmand, 30, told the Mail: "There were no injuries. "Police came ten minutes later and questioned the driver and his partner." A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "Officers responded to reports of an altercation following a damage-only road traffic collision in Parkway, Camden at 3.36pm on Thursday, June 19. "Police spoke to a 19-year-old woman following an allegation she assaulted the other driver. "The incident was resolved using a community resolution order - a process in which reparations are made following the agreement of the victim. "No one was arrested and the matter was closed." The shocking incident follows another moment of road rage when a furious driver headbutted a van's window and launched into a furious rant earlier this month. In incredible footage, the hot-headed driver can be seen with his face close to the driver-side window of the other van, shouting at the motorist. As other frustrated motorists begin to blare their horns, it appears to set the angered van driver off, inspiring him to smack his head against the other van's window. And in May, a man stormed onto a bus to confront the driver who he said crashed into his car.
New York Post
2 hours ago
- New York Post
Wild video shows passenger of $142K BMW brawling with witnesses after London crash
Total car-nage. A reckless BMW driver triggered a violent street brawl after smashing his $142,000 car into a parked vehicle on a busy London street, dramatic video shows. The footage captures a furious teenager, believed to be a passenger in the luxury car, shouting at a passerby before pulling another by the hair outside a bar as stunned onlookers watch on. The BMW passenger can be seen at one point whacking a woman with an object, which appears to be a high-heeled shoe. Wild video shows a brawl break out after a BMW crashed in London. / SWNS The male driver then gets out of the gullwing doors and rushes over to the fracas. The fight erupted after the brand new BMW i8, worth $142,000, plowed into a parked car before swerving and coming to an abrupt halt at a crossroads. Two women mocked the driver's skills before a female passenger stormed out of the vehicle and confronted the pair, 30-year-old Cem Ozmand, who witnessed the brawl, told SWNS. The driver of the car got out and joined in the fight. / SWNS 'There were no injuries. Police came ten minutes later and questioned the driver and his partner,' Ozmand said. Police confirmed they had spoken to all parties involved, but said no arrests have been made. 'Officers responded to reports of an altercation following a damage-only road traffic collision in Parkway, Camden at 3.36pm on Thursday, June 19,' a Metropolitan Police spokesperson told SWNS. 'Police spoke to a 19-year-old woman following an allegation she assaulted the other driver. The incident was resolved using a community resolution order – a process in which reparations are made following the agreement of the victim,' the spokesperson added. 'No one was arrested and the matter was closed.'
Time of India
5 hours ago
- Time of India
70-year-old man dies after being hit by luxury car, drunk driving suspected
Ahmedabad: A 70-year-old man, Mukulrajmohan Mishra, died after being hit by a BMW allegedly driven by a drunk driver near Arnidesh Bungalows in Gandhinagar's Sargasan area early Thursday. The driver, identified as 30-year-old Vatsal Kariya, a tour operator from Rajkot, was booked by Adalaj police in Gandhinagar. The incident took place around 7 am, when Mishra had stepped out on his scooter to buy milk. According to the police complaint, Mishra's son, Bharatmohan Mishra, received a call from a passerby informing him about the accident. When he rushed to the spot, he found his father had sustained severe head injuries and had already succumbed. The body was sent to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital for postmortem. You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad Adalaj police said Kariya was in Gandhinagar to visit his in-laws who live in Sargasan. He was driving a newly purchased BMW that did not yet have a number plate. Kariya had applied for a preferred registration number—9009—which was still pending. Police suspect he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. A medical examination was underway, and further action would depend on the report, officials said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 20 Pieces of Clothing Older Women should Avoid Learn More Undo The case has drawn parallels to a similar drunk driving incident in Vadodara of March, in which Rakshit Chaurasiya was accused of killing a two-wheeler rider while allegedly driving under the influence. CCTV footage in that case showed the victim's scooter being dragged for over a kilometre. A woman was killed and four others injured in the incident.
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
BMW's CEO Is Hopeful for a Favorable US-EU Auto Trade Agreement
BMW's CEO Is Hopeful for a Favorable US-EU Auto Trade Agreement originally appeared on Autoblog. BMW's CEO wants a deal According to a new report by Reuters, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said on Friday that he was optimistic that the United States and the European Union could come to what he described as a "manageable" agreement regarding tariffs on automobile imports between the two economic powerhouses. His comments come as the European Union awaits a letter from the Trump administration that could clarify the workings of a trade deal and lay out the tariff levels that European automotive exports aimed for import to the U.S. could reach. This week, President Trump has been issuing letters regarding tariff rates addressed to world leaders, including those of trade partners like Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. The administration has been mixed on this topic. On July 10, Trump said the EU could receive such a letter by Friday, July 11; however, in an NBC News interview aired that evening, the President said he plans to impose blanket tariffs on most trade partners. 'We're just going to say all of the remaining countries are going to pay, whether it's 20% or 15%. We'll work that out now,' Trump told NBC's 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen Welker over the phone. 'I'd like to do it today,' Trump said, adding, 'I'm talking about the European Union, which is, as you know, many countries, including Canada. We'll be putting them out over the next couple of hours.' Despite this, Zipse remains hopeful "I'm optimistic that there will be a manageable outcome, but we have to wait for the result," Zipse said at a company event in Munich on July 11. The BMW CEO mentioned that a possible "netting mechanism" could be part of the deal, where exports from European firms from its factories located in the U.S. could be used to offset the tariffs on imported vehicles. BMW can benefit fivefold from this deal since its largest production site is in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The idea is that the arrangement could be based on the value of its exports coming out of the U.S. market rather than the number of cars it exports. In 2024, U.S. Department of Commerce data showed that BMW was the leading automotive exporter by value in the United States, as it exported nearly 225,000 X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and XM vehicles from its Spartanburg plant, worth $10.1 billion. The automaker also claims that since 2014, it has exported more than 2.7 million vehicles, or 63% of its total production, with an export value of more than $104 billion. "We have an important point because we are the largest car exporter in the US," Zipse said. In 2024, BMW exported 225,000 cars from the United States, many of which were the ever-popular X-series "sports activity vehicle" models, such as the X3 and X5. BMW is still managing to sell cars The news comes as BMW has released some fairly modest sales numbers. Recently, BMW of North America reported that during the first half of 2025, total year-over-year BMW brand sales rose 1.6%, as it sold 178,499 units compared to 175,712 vehicles during the same period in 2024. However, second quarter sales numbers were fairly flat, as the 90,884 vehicles it sold represented a slight 0.4% YoY dip from the 91,237 units it moved the same quarter in 2024. In light of this, BMW of North America President and CEO Sebastian Mackensen made note of BMW's resilience while market headwinds like tariffs fall into the picture. 'Our sales performance over the first half of the year is a clear indication that we have the right strategy, products, and dealer network to succeed,' Mackensen said. 'We're confident in our business and look forward to building on this progress in the second half of the year, despite some challenges in the marketplace.' Final thoughts BMW isn't the only car company that wants to receive relief from import tariffs based on its exports. A big part of Ford's business involves sending some of its cars made in the U.S. to other countries. In May, Farley noted that it is 'essential' for the federal government to enact policies encouraging manufacturers to build cars for export, adding that the country exports nearly as many vehicles as it imports. 'So many of the vehicles we build here are exported around the globe,' Farley said back in May. 'Shouldn't we get credit for that?' BMW's CEO Is Hopeful for a Favorable US-EU Auto Trade Agreement first appeared on Autoblog on Jul 11, 2025 This story was originally reported by Autoblog on Jul 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
Fashion Network
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
Simone Bellotti debuts Jil Sander reign with rock video and vinyl LP
Simone Bellotti has debuted his creative tenure at Jil Sander not with a frock, but rather rock, unveiling an electronic music video and accompanying vinyl LP that riffs on the brand's north German roots. Shot in Hamburg, where Frau Sander founded her fashion house in 1968, the video dashes past the huge docks, railways, monumental red brick warehouses, and famed Gothic Revival church St. Nicholas — the tallest building in the world in the 1870s — scattered around Germany's largest port. Entitled 'Bochum Welt,' or wanderlust, the 2.40-minute short stars four youths dressed in the minimalist style that Sander conceived. A crew neck navy blue cashmere sweater for guys; a crisp boyish white cotton shirt, dove gray wool jacket, and just-above-the-knee skirt for the girl, as they cross one of the city's innumerable bridges in an open-top BMW. One pal cycles along the harbor before wandering down to join them in a midnight blue cashmere tank top, as migrating birds fly past giant wind turbines. For Bellotti, Jil Sander is clearly a house that owns duality. Its aesthetic is based on the power of heightened simplification and the energy released by the face-off of strictness and lightness, rigor and abandon. This opposition is captured by the city of Hamburg, with its northern elegance and harbor thriving in all kinds of activities, where it all started. 'Contrasts — stillness meeting with chaos, day blending into night, nature colliding with urban sprawl, raw, unfiltered moments featuring real individuals from Hamburg's hidden corners alternating with cinematic scenes and mundane moments — release a lyrical flow set to Bochum Welt's melodic electronica,' said Bellotti in a release. This March, Bellotti was appointed creative director of Jil Sander, which is based in Milan and part of the OTB Fashion Group of Renzo Rosso that also includes Viktor & Rolf, Marni, and Maison Margiela. The Italian designer debuted the video at an event in art institute OHG in Hamburg this week, indicating his desire to return to Jil Sander's aesthetic roots in northern Germany. By debuting his first Jil Sander ideas through an electronica video, Bellotti is also clearly signaling his intention to support music in the long run as integral to the definition of the brand's landscape. The video's title is a combination of the German word for 'world' (Welt) and the name of a high-powered astral telescope. Bochum Welt is the stage name of Italian electronic musician Gianluigi Di Costanzo, whose mix of aural electronic experimentation and sentimental dance 'has an affinity with the Jil Sander duality,' Bellotti argues. The list of tracks on the vinyl EP is a narrative of oppositions in itself: Crystal Ice / Wanderlust / Shades / Night's Frost / San Peder a Sent / More Light (Escape Mix) / Cresting Waves. Directed by Sean Vegezzi, with styling by Charlotte Collet, the video stars models Pauline Schubach, Laurent Huyskens, Colin Otto, and Ojo. The vinyls are now available at select Jil Sander boutiques, and across Kudos Distribution worldwide later in August.
