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McLaren Senna Burns Down in Los Angeles, Looks Depressing

It seems 2018 isn't a good year for the McLaren Senna, despite this being the year when the hypercar was introduced. And that's because we are now here to bring you the third Senna incident in just two months.
McLaren Senna Crash 1 photo
Photo: icars.arrancones/Instagram
This also happens to be the worst incident to date, with the Senna involved having sustained what appears to be serious damage. The hypercar caught fire and while we can only see footage of the aftermath, so things aren't entirely clear.

In fact, here's what an emergency responder's take on the matter: "I responded to a call of an automobile on fire. As far as I know there was no vehicle collision. It is still unclear as to what the cause of the fire was @chp_westvalley is handling the investigation. Both occupants of the vehicle walked away without any injuries,"

You can check out an image of the bashed McLaren Senna in the Instagram post at the bottom of the page. We've also added a YouTube video, which perfectly illustrates the story - nobody seems to know what actually caused the fire. However, there are a few aspects we are aware of.

This is the McLaren Senna owned by YouTuber Salomondrin and the vlogger is fine, since he released a clip after the machine was consumed by the flames (you'll have to prepare for his aggressive attitude, though, which seems to be a constant).

The accident took place in Los Angeles, which is where the social media figure lives, with the said video showing multiple post-incident scenes.

Given the damage visible in the video, the insurance company that handles the case might decide to write off the 800 horsepower machine.

On the other hand, McLaren is always willing to rebuild such creations. After all, the British automotive producer is only bringing 500 units of the hypercar to the world. And here's to hoping this velocity monster returns to the road.

We'll remind you that the previous accidents, which did not involve fire, took place in the UK. The first happened in November and saw the Senna touching a wall. As for the second, this took place in traffic, with at least two other vehicles being involved.

 

No.170 of 500. REST IN PEACE. Another day on the beat. Owner: @salomondrin I responded to a call of an automobile on fire. As far as I know there was no vehicle collision. It is still unclear as to what the cause of the fire was @chp_westvalley is handling the investigation. Both occupants of the vehicle walked away without any injuries. . . . . @mclarenauto @mclaren #mclarensenna #potd #supercar #hypercar

A post shared by @ _aaronzx6r_sti_ on Dec 30, 2018 at 6:36pm PST


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