Ultima accident in South Africa
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Sad day yesterday as an Ultima owner was killed and his car burnt out after and accident with a Lambo, below is a copy of the Article from the Star newspaper.
"A motorist was burnt to death inside the wreck of his red sports car after colliding with a Lamborghini in a suspected illegal street race in Sandton.
Jan Embro, 53, a Dainfern resident and head of Ericsson Southern Africa's marketing unit, died inside his custom-built Ultima Spyder after it crashed through a fence, rolled over and landed upside down before bursting into flames on Sunday afternoon.
The Ultima Spyder is made by Ultima Sports in Britain and is billed as a "supercar". It features a racing chassis clothed in lightweight fibre-glass panels. Built to accept very powerful engines, it is commonly powered by high-output versions of the engine used in Chevrolet Corvettes.
Paramedics on the scene said Embro was still alive after the crash. An eyewitness, who did not want to be named, said he, together with two other motorists, watched helplessly as the flames grew and engulfed the car with the injured man trapped inside.
"We tried to pull him out but he was strapped by the seatbelt and suddenly the fire started on the side of the car, and then it exploded after we had backed off," he said.
Netcare 911 paramedic Nick Dollman said the accident happened at about 4.30pm on William Nicol Drive, not far from the Republic Road intersection.
Dollman said the driver of the Lamborghini, identified in Beeld newspaper on Monday as retired attorney Darryl Leigh, was not injured, and that there was only minor damage to the Lamborghini L640.
The eyewitness was adamant that the two motorists were racing, adding that the two vehicles had driven down the road earlier and returned up the same road with their engines roaring.
"The deceased is known in this area, and it wasn't the first time I saw him racing with other sports cars here."
According to Embro's profile on the Who's Who database, he was a Swedish-born South African married to Naim Najla and had three daughters. He had worked for Ericsson since 1994."
Read the full story in today's editions of The Star newspaper
"A motorist was burnt to death inside the wreck of his red sports car after colliding with a Lamborghini in a suspected illegal street race in Sandton.
Jan Embro, 53, a Dainfern resident and head of Ericsson Southern Africa's marketing unit, died inside his custom-built Ultima Spyder after it crashed through a fence, rolled over and landed upside down before bursting into flames on Sunday afternoon.
The Ultima Spyder is made by Ultima Sports in Britain and is billed as a "supercar". It features a racing chassis clothed in lightweight fibre-glass panels. Built to accept very powerful engines, it is commonly powered by high-output versions of the engine used in Chevrolet Corvettes.
Paramedics on the scene said Embro was still alive after the crash. An eyewitness, who did not want to be named, said he, together with two other motorists, watched helplessly as the flames grew and engulfed the car with the injured man trapped inside.
"We tried to pull him out but he was strapped by the seatbelt and suddenly the fire started on the side of the car, and then it exploded after we had backed off," he said.
Netcare 911 paramedic Nick Dollman said the accident happened at about 4.30pm on William Nicol Drive, not far from the Republic Road intersection.
Dollman said the driver of the Lamborghini, identified in Beeld newspaper on Monday as retired attorney Darryl Leigh, was not injured, and that there was only minor damage to the Lamborghini L640.
The eyewitness was adamant that the two motorists were racing, adding that the two vehicles had driven down the road earlier and returned up the same road with their engines roaring.
"The deceased is known in this area, and it wasn't the first time I saw him racing with other sports cars here."
According to Embro's profile on the Who's Who database, he was a Swedish-born South African married to Naim Najla and had three daughters. He had worked for Ericsson since 1994."
Read the full story in today's editions of The Star newspaper
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