- The Lamborghini Urus flipped onto its roof and caught fire following a crash in Sicily.
- The crash happened near a gas station in mid-January involving a small Fiat Idea minivan.
- Witnesses doused the flames with fire extinguishers before emergency services arrived.
In a spectacular display of automotive misfortune, a black Lamborghini Urus has been destroyed in Italy after a collision with a Fiat Idea. The crash, which left both vehicles in ruins, was so intense that the Urus not only flipped onto its roof but also caught fire. Despite the catastrophic outcome, the good news is that no one involved was seriously injured, though that might be the only thing going for this wreck.
The incident occurred in mid-January near the village of Donnalucata, on the sun-drenched island of Sicily. While the details are limited, it’s understood that both vehicles were traveling in the same direction when the crash happened just outside a gas station. One can’t help but wonder how a Lamborghini and a Fiat Idea (a small, budget minivan) ended up in such a dramatic encounter, but here we are.
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Video footage taken shortly after the crash shows the Urus resting on the side of the road with flames engulfing its front half. It appears as though the front of the Lamborghini took the brunt of the impact, although it’s unclear what exactly caused the SUV to flip onto its roof. Witnesses quickly rushed to the Lamborghini and were able to douse the flames with several fire extinguishers before local authorities arrived on the scene.
According to SVN, the driver of the Lamborghini was assisted from the overturned Urus shortly after the crash. The driver is said to have suffered some minor injuries, but things could have been much worse. If they had been trapped inside the overturned SUV when it caught fire, things could have been much, much worse. Fortunately, that didn’t happen.
The fact that the Urus caught fire will only rub salt into the wound of the owner. This is hardly the first time a Lamborghini has gone up in flames. We’ve previously reported on a string of fiery incidents involving Italian supercars, including a freshly-delivered Revuelto that was reduced to ash in New York City last October.