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DALAZ_68
06-23-2010, 02:05 PM
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We don't have much in the way of details yet, but according to a report out of Germany, Toyota's chief test driver has died in a crash on highway 410 near the Nurburgring after veering into the oncoming lane and colliding with two others test drivers driving a BMW.

While the two BMW test drivers survived the crash, the yet-unnamed Toyota driver died behind the wheel of the recently spied LFA Nurburgring Edition he was driving.

The report says that the driver of the LF-A was 67 years old and Toyota's chief test driver, which leads us to believe that he is Hiromu Naruse, In addition to being the company's chief test driver, Naruse is also Akio Toyoda's personal driver and the Godfather of the LFA.

More information should be forthcoming.

UPDATE: The two drivers in the BMW sustained lift-threatening injuries and one is in critical condition.
UPDATE 2: Video of the scene added after the jump.
UPDATE 3: Spiegel is confirming that Naruse was the driver.

BREAKING: Toyota's chief test driver dies behind wheel of LFA in Germany — Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/23/breaking-toyota-chief-test-driver-dies-lf-a-germany-ring/)


so sad...RIP...
iROYAL
06-23-2010, 02:19 PM
Dang, look at the damage on the car. I wonder how fast they were going when they collided.
DALAZ_68
06-23-2010, 02:25 PM
theres a video in the link ...just so you guys know...
sw20>>s14
06-23-2010, 02:56 PM
live by the sword, die by the sword

hopefully lexus will do right by his legacy/dream
ManoNegra
06-23-2010, 03:09 PM
so.... gas pedal got stuck?


too soon??
DALAZ_68
06-23-2010, 03:10 PM
LOL...





to soon...
deolio
06-23-2010, 03:13 PM
shiiittttt
slider2828
06-23-2010, 03:16 PM
That LFA was 1.5 MILLION EUROS!!! WTF!!!!! Man..... I wonder why he veered into on coming traffic..... But then that looks like a one way road.... maybe?
Om1kron
06-23-2010, 03:21 PM
look on the bright side... that lfa is now affordable.
punxva
06-23-2010, 03:23 PM
damn, sucks to hear that
DALAZ_68
06-23-2010, 03:29 PM
look on the bright side... that lfa is now affordable.


ohh man, V10 swap...so down..lol
nissansrbetter16
06-23-2010, 03:57 PM
sad to hear
tricky_ab
06-23-2010, 04:13 PM
Damn that's sad to hear :( Look at that damage...
SimpleS14
06-23-2010, 04:37 PM
It's very sad news indeed. :( Who knows what really happened, but I'm pretty sure it was not intentional.
lawrenceyang
06-23-2010, 04:38 PM
"The prototype of a special edition version of the LFA that he was driving when the accident occurred was reportedly worth 1.5 million euro. "
udon!
06-23-2010, 04:59 PM
that BMW has a shitload of air bags
bardabe
06-23-2010, 05:22 PM
guess they need to make a few recalls on the safety package
driven_
06-23-2010, 06:39 PM
oh damn, Rest In Peace.
driftsilvias13
06-23-2010, 06:44 PM
That sucks to hear... Condolences to the family.
LimeLite Racing
06-23-2010, 07:11 PM
I saw this thread about 5 minutes after I saw a commercial for these attorneys working with people who have been injured or died in Toyota related recalls (stuck gas pedal.)
doublestitch180
06-23-2010, 07:16 PM
Damm. Sorry to hear. Well..... $h!t happens.
exitspeed
06-23-2010, 07:42 PM
Very sad. What a way to go though.
Matej
06-23-2010, 07:55 PM
Man..... I wonder why he veered into on coming traffic..... But then that looks like a one way road.... maybe?
Maybe he forgot that in Germany you drive on the right side. :naw: