'It began to sway and veer and that's when I saw the cyclists': Richard Kilburn was transporting nine high-value supercars in Kent when the vehicle fishtailed in crosswinds
The driver of a car transporter deliberately crashed his vehicle in order to avoid a potentially fatal collision with a group of cyclists, after the large lorry carrying nine supercars began to fishtail in crosswinds on a steep hill.
"It's a hill and because of the weight the transporter picks up a bit of speed, so I just touch the brakes and try and keep it to 35mph as I go down," he told."But it began to sway and veer and that's when I saw the cyclists on the and thought I need to stop now and just jack-knifed. When police officers attended the scene, the driver was breathalysed and was treated for minor injuries.
"These things happen but the most important thing is no one was badly hurt – the only damage was to the cars which is nothing compared to someone being hurt or killed. "If he had miscalculated it he would have ended up squashing them instead of scratching a few cars which will now have to be written off. The insurance teams are looking at it now but it will easily be more than a million to replace them probably more."
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