£250,000 Ferrari supercar wrecked after driver loses control in the rain

Handout photo issued by Greater Manchester Police taken from the @gmptraffic social media site on X, of a Ferrari 296 GTB which was left a mangled wreck after its driver lost control in wet conditions. The red Ferrari 296 was crushed in a crash on the M602 in Salford on Sunday and "luckily" the driver escaped injury, Greater Manchester Police said. Picture date: Sunday August 30, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Greater Manchester Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

A supercar was destroyed after crashing on a busy motorway outside Manchester.

Police shared a picture of the smashed-up Ferrari 296 after it collided with traffic on the M602 in Salford.

The red £250,000 vehicle skidded out of control during a downpour, leaving its bonnet and electrics wrecked and front wheels badly damaged.

Its driver survived the crash unharmed, police confirmed.

Greater Manchester Police warned drivers to take extra care in wet conditions.

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The force said in a statement: ‘Unfortunately there’s one less Ferrari 296 in the world this morning after the driver of this one lost control in the wet on the M602 in Salford.

Handout photo issued by Greater Manchester Police taken from the @gmptraffic social media site on X, of a Ferrari 296 GTB which was left a mangled wreck after its driver lost control in wet conditions. The red Ferrari 296 was crushed in a crash on the M602 in Salford on Sunday and "luckily" the driver escaped injury, Greater Manchester Police said. Picture date: Sunday August 30, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Greater Manchester Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

‘No injuries luckily but please drive to the conditions for everyone’s sake.’

Unveiled in 2021, the Ferrari 296 was presented as the first ‘real’ car made by the Italian manufacturer with six cylinders, with previous such models marketed under the Dino brand in the 1970s.

New cars sell from up to £250,000, with some high spec models costing as much as £329,000.

After a long dry summer, much of the country entered a wet spell over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Heavy showers and thundery weather spread across north and west England on Sunday.

Bank Holiday Monday was set to be a drier day for most, with temperatures staying around the low 20s.

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