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BEIRUT: A car service driver reportedly crashed a $700,000 Lamborghini Revuelto in Beirut on handover day when he took the high-performance vehicle to a gas station to be filled up before delivery on Friday.
A Lebanese sportscar enthusiast named by local media as Hani Sheet reportedly paid cash for the hybrid super sports car last year and was expecting to collect it when the accident happened in Sin El Fil area in eastern Beirut.
Videos and images showing the badly damaged green Lamborghini spread quickly on social media, triggering controversy and debate among users.
The supercar is believed to be beyond repair after crashing into a fence wall and will likely be scrapped.
Social media posts suggested the buyer was expecting to collect the car on Friday after waiting almost a year for delivery. The zero-mileage vehicle was being prepared for the handover and was being driven to a nearby gas station to be filled up by a service technician when the crash occurred.
On Saturday, Sheet confirmed in a statement that he is the Lamborghini owner and that he is “not responsible for the accident, but rather Lamborghini company.”
The statement added: “Lamborghini company, as usual, conducted a trial test of the new car that Sheet requested from outside Lebanon, but during the test the horrific accident occurred and the car was destroyed.”
On Friday, Yasa, a Lebanese NGO that promotes road safety, posted images and news of the accident online, but made no mention of who was responsible.
Following the controversy and social media debate that accompanied the accident, Yasa issued a clarification on Saturday, confirming that “it is not authorized to determine responsibilities in the Lamborghini car accident.”
Ziad Akl, Yasa’s president, told Arab News: “The traffic expert who examined the accident site is responsible for determining who’s accountable for the accident, whether it be Lamborghini company, its employee or any third party. Yasa or I aren’t responsible. I do not have access to the investigation report to give my opinion or assessment.”
He said that NGO’s role remains limited to promoting awareness, guidance, and adherence to traffic laws as “it has been accustomed to for 30 years.”