Toyota Test Driver Dies In LFA Crash In Germany
June 23rd, 2010 5:33 PM
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Hiromu Naruse, Toyota’s chief test driver and the man widely regarded as the father of the Lexus LFA, died in a car crash today on a German highway near the Nurburgring race track.
According to reports, Naruse veered into an oncoming lane while piloting a prototype of the Lexus LFA Nurburgring edition and hit a BMW 3-Series, being driven by two other test drivers. The BMW drivers survived the crash but one reportedly is in critical condition.
Hit the jump to see a German news report on the incident.
[Source: Autoblog]
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