Two drivers, part of Ferrari convoy, survive high-speed crash

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An accident involving two Ferraris has once again drawn attention to racing luxury cars.

The two Ferraris crashed against guardrails of the Baotou-Maoming Expressway's Yulin city section in Shaanxi province on Monday.

Pictures show the chassis and wheels of one of the red Ferraris separated from the body after the collision, leaving the car's shape unrecognizable.
However, the drivers survived the incident with minor injuries.

A police officer surnamed Lei with the city's traffic police told China Daily on Tuesday that the cars, which had temporary license plates, entered the mainland from Hong Kong en route to Ordos, a city in Inner Mongolia.

Local newspaper Huashang Daily reported the cars were going to a car show.

"I saw a dozen racing cars driving so fast to overtake my car and I couldn't even see their trademarks clearly. I think their speed must have been more than 160 kmh," an eyewitness surnamed Zhang was quoted saying by Huashang Daily.

Micro-blogger Mowen0715 posted on Sina Weibo that she saw some 10 Ferraris driving at a very high speed on the Xi'an-Hanzhong Expressway in southern Shaanxi on Sunday.

Stories about rich people speeding in expensive cars and getting involved in traffic accidents have attracted much public attention.

Li Zhou, a resident in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi, said some young people from rich families like to show off their expensive cars by speeding, even on downtown streets, because they have money to pay compensation if they cause a traffic accident.

"I think people who drive over the speed limit should be punished more severely," Li said.