Luxury McLaren sports car split in half in Texas crash that killed two

A nearly $200,000 McLaren was split clean in half in a grisly car crash in Texas Monday that left two people dead.

Alarming photos show the black luxury sports car ripped in two after it smashed into a Toyota Corolla and then a tree near the intersection of Abrams Road and Royal Lane in Dallas around 3 p.m., Fox 4 News reported.

Cristobal Flores Espino, 29, and Robert Leroy Rocha, 31, who were both in the McLaren, died.

The luxury car smashed into a Toyota and then a tree, splitting in half. FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
The back half of the hot rod was 30 feet away on the Dallas roadway. CBS TEXAS

Photos showed the front half of the hot rod — which appears to be a 570S model — near a tree and the back half about 30 feet down the road.

The driver of the Toyota was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after crashing into a tree. FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

The gold Toyota sedan also struck a tree and sustained heavy front-end damage. Its driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, the outlet reported.

It’s unclear what caused the crash. Police said an investigation is ongoing.

A McLaren 570S can start at $191,000 and can reach 62 mph in just 3.2 seconds.

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