Lamborghini Crash In New York: See Aventador Split In Half! [VIDEO]

A white Lamborghini Aventador was totalled in a car accident in Brooklyn this weekend. A video of the crash shows the Aventador split in half in a crash involving near-head-on crash with a Mazda sedan that committed a left turn. Thankfully, no deaths or injuries have been reported.

A white Lamborghini Aventador was travelling down a street in Brooklyn at what looks to be a reasonable rate of speed as a black Mazda decides to make a left turn just as the Lamborghini approaches the intersection. Unfortunately, the Mazda driver did not seem to notice the gorgeous pearlescent white Lamborghini Aventador Italian supercar worth $400,000, and the Lamborghini driver could not swerve away from the approaching disaster either. The Mazda tapped the Aventador on the driver side rear, sending it into a pirouette before it heavily smacks into the side of a brick wall.

The crash turns terrifying when the Aventador is split in half, front and rear. The engine compartment is detached and left in pieces on the middle of the road while the cabin continued to slide across the road, up the sidewalk and smacking into the wall again.

While the aftermath of the Lamborghini Aventador crash may look extremely violent, the sophistication of the Lamborghini Aventador's chassis allowed for the split to happen in order to better protect the occupants inside. Breakaway bolts control the platforms failure in order to dissipate the brunt of the impact away from the passengers. In fact, the Aventador's chassis is stiffer than the last-generation Murcielago by an incredible 150 percent.

Following the incredible crash that split an Aventador in two, witnesses were surprised to see the headlights on the Aventador remain turned on despite the loss of its entire engine compartment. Engineers at Lamborghini designed electrical circuits that ensure functionality following an impact. This allows the wreck to be visible in traffic should the accident occur at night or in heavy fog.

While the image of a Lamborghini Aventador split in half is quite shocking, the car has been designed to do just that in high-speed crashes with breakaway bolts helping to detach the rear-end from the carbon fiber monocoque of the front. Consequently, a part from a few burnt areas, the front-end looks relatively undamaged meaning the occupants hopefully escaped without any serious injuries.