A 24-year-old driver of a Jaguar sports car was killed instantly when his car crashed into a tree and a telegraph pole on Monday in the city of Kunming, Yunnan province.
Xinhua news agency reported that witnesses saw the white Jaguar F-type sports car racing against another car at around 4pm. The sports car swerved to avoid another vehicle ahead and drove off the road, crashing into a tree and then a telegraph pole. The driver was thrown from his seat due to the force of the impact and died instantly, the report said.
However, this afternoon, the traffic division of Kunming police department denied the rumour. “The sports car didn’t appear to have been speeding based on what we have seen,” said a spokesperson. “What happened was it hit the Volkswagen in the front, slid off the road and then hit the tree.”
The spokesperson said further investigation was underway to confirm if the car had been speeding. The driver from Shandong province hadn’t fastened his seat belt but isn’t known to have committed any other crime. The police department declined to reveal his identity.
The accident happened on Dianchi Lake Road, a two-way six-lane road on the west side of Kunming. The car was driving in the central lane before the accident happened. Although it was not rush hour, the traffic was still heavy, according to the spokesperson.
Jaguar F-types cost between one million and 1.9 million yuan (HK$1.27million and HK$2.40million) in mainland China.