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The 'most expensive car crash in history': By the numbers

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(added few months ago!)

It may very well be "one of the most expensive car crashes in history." On Sunday, eight Ferraris and several other luxury vehicles got banged up in a 14-car pileup in the southern prefecture of Yamaguchi in Japan. Foreign car enthusiasts had gathered to drive from Kyushu to Hiroshima when one lost control. Here, a brief guide, by the numbers, to the costly crash:

14
Number of cars involved in the crash. A police officer responding to the collision deemed it a "gathering of narcissists."

8
Number of Ferraris involved in the crash. The models appear to be F355s, F430s, an F360, and an F512 of some type.

3
Number of Mercedes-Benzes

1
Number of Lamborghinis

1
Number of Priuses

1
Number of Nissan Skylines

10
Number of people treated for minor injuries as a result of the crash. No one suffered serious injury.

$3.85 million
Estimated value of the damaged cars

At least $1 million
Estimated damage caused by the crash

85 to 100
Estimated speed, in mles per hour, that the cars were traveling, according to an eyewitness

More than 6
Hours it took to clear the roadway of the wreckage

3
Months in prison faced by the 60-year-old man suspected of causing the pileup

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