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Added on the 05/10/2015 16:18:32 - Copyright : Reuters EN
A Porsche 918 Spyder, driven by a British businessman, spins out of control and slams into the crowd at a Malta car show, injuring at least 26. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A plane flying from Melbourne to Australia's King Island crashed into a shopping centre in Essendon, a suburb of northern Melbourne on Tuesday, killing all five people on board, including the pilot, shortly after taking off from Melbourne's Essendon Airport around 9 AM local time on Tuesday. According to local police, The twin-engine Beechcraft B200 Super King Air is suspected to have suffered engine failure. The plane crashed into the back of a furniture store and a JB Hi-Fi store in the DFO shopping centre, leaving the parking area in flames and killing the pilot, identified as US citizen Max Quartermain, and all four passengers, who have also been identified as US citizens. According to unconfirmed reports, there were no casualties on the ground. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the incident.
Twenty-six people were injured on Sunday after a Porsche supercar lost control at the annual Paqpaqli ghall-Istrina motor show in Malta and crashed into the crowd.Malta Today reports that the car was owned by British telecommunications millionaire Paul Bailey, who was at the wheel at the time of the accident.A witness explained the car was speeding down the taxiway when a back wheel went on the grass.Bailey lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the barriers on the opposite side of the road, where people were watching the show. Some victims suffered severe head injuries, multiple fractures and abdominal injuries, according to NBC.Bailey, who is in a stable condition, is among 14 people who are still in hospital. Five of them are in critical conditions.The Telegraph reports that Bailey, a self-made millionaire from the East Midlands, has a collection of more than 30 supercars, including a £866,000 McLaren P1 and £1.2 million customised Ferrari.He reportedly bought the limited edition Porsche Spyder for £780,000 in January this year.The rest of the motor show, hosted by Malta's president to raise money for charity, was cancelled.
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