The popular TV show actor Rowan Atkinson, best known for his ‘Mr. Bean’ role, crashed his McLaren F1 into a street sign after losing control of the car.
Even if ‘Mr. Bean’ drove only small old Minis or three-wheeled Reliant Regals in his show, the actor behind the role, Rowan Atkinson, is actually a petrol-head.
Rowan Atkinson went on Top Gear on Season 17, topped the celebrity lap challenge and talked about his cars, about the Rolls Royce Phantom who was going to be sold with the 9-liter V16 and about his Rolls powered by the same engine.
The 56-year old actor’s fans truly convinced themselves how much of a petrol head Atkinson is after finding out that he owns a McLaren F1, the hypercar which can hit 240 mph.
But enough of this and let’s talk about the accident. Comedian Rowan Atkinson crashed the £650,000 sports car he bought to celebrate the success of his movie in the role of Mr Bean.
According to the Police, Rowan Atkinson was driving his McLaren F1 on the A605 in Haddon, England, when he lost control of the car because of a wet section, ending up in a street sign.
Atkinson did manage to get out of the car before the flames became overwhelming, while a passerby comforted the shaken celebrity.
Thankfully the car’s safety systems did their job and ‘Mr. Bean’ was taken to the Peterborough District Hospital with only a minor shoulder injury.
The supercar was the only one which suffered and an eyewitness said that the right door was cut away by the rescuers to get to Rowan.
The star has been known to take part in various circuit racing events, particularly historic and nostalgic series races. This is reportedly the second time he has crashed his McLaren.
(Source: Pistonheads)