Two Greek guys, one with a Lotus Elise listening to… “Funky Town†–we’ll surpass that, the other with a BMW Z4 3.0si, are going over 220 km/h – 137 mph on a highway in Athens. The Elise is in the middle lane pursuing the Z4 which is on the right lane. While everything seems ok, the moment they exit the tunnel –remember they were going over 220 km/h, the driver of the Z4 suddenly steps on the brake pedal and changes lane… Note that the Elise driver was actually blinded for a sec by the bright sunlight when he exited the tunnel. The result? A freaky accident that luckily ended without causing any harm to the Elise driver. Check out the video after the jump, playing the last two seconds frame by frame. -Continued: Click “Read More…†below
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