There is not much information as this piece of news is fresh out of the oven but reports out of Germany are saying that two Toyota test drivers were killed on a highway near the Nurburgring when their car veered into the oncoming lane and crashed into two other test drivers driving a BMW.
The two BMW drivers survived the crash with minor injuries but the yet-unnamed Toyota test drivers died behind the wheel of the LFA Nurburgring Edition that is still under testing.
Though there isn't a confirmation on who was behind the wheel, reports are saying that the driver of the LFA was 67 years old and Toyota's chief test driver, which leads to the conclusion that the test driver could just be Hiromu Naruse.
Besides being Chief Test Driver, Naruse was also Akio Toyoda's personal driver and the Godfather of the LFA.
Expect an official announcement soon. Video of the accident scene posted below.
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