A 13-year-old boy has been killed and a man has suffered serious injuries after the rare £1.2million Ferrari supercar they were in crashed last night.
The 37-year-old man and teenage boy were travelling in the red Ferrari F50 - which is capable of reaching 201mph - when the vehicle crashed.
The teenager, from Winchester, Hampshire, suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers from Hampshire Constabulary were called at 8.45pm last night to the quiet village of North Warnborough, near Hook, following the tragic incident.
The Ferrari F50 (pictured, stock photo) is capable of travelling at 201mph and can reach 60mph in just 3.8 seconds
A fence was damaged in North Warnborough, near Hook, Hampshire, following the incident on Monday night
The man is now being treated at the North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke, Hampshire, and his condition has been described as stable.
Police confirmed the man and teenage boy are not related but did not wish to say if the man was the driver or not.
The also said the vehicle crashed on an access road which leads to two farms.
Only 349 Ferrari F50s were built, between 1995 and 1997, and they now change hands for as much as £1,500,000.
When it was introduced in 1995, the two seater was the top of the Ferrari range.
The 4.7 litre V12 engine it uses was developed from the Alain Prost's 1990 Ferrari F1 car - but is bigger.
It can reach 60mph from standstill in just 3.8 seconds and does less than 10 miles to the gallon.
A bunch of flowers was left at the scene after a 13-year-old boy was killed following the crash
The car crashed on an access road which leads to two farms in the quiet Hampshire village
The last F50, which has a removable hardtop roof, was produced in Ferrari's Maranello factory, Italy, in July 1997.
A statement from Hampshire Constabulary said: 'Officers were called to reports of a single vehicle collision on the access road that leads to Newlyns and Lodge Farms, on Hook Road, at 8.45pm last night.
'There were two people inside the vehicle, which was a red Ferrari F50, a 37-year-old man from Surrey and a 13-year-old boy from the Winchester area.
'Sadly, the teenager suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
'The 37-year-old suffered serious injuries and is being treated at the North Hampshire Hospital where his condition is described as stable.
'Officers who are continuing this morning to investigate the exact circumstances of this collision are appealing for any witnesses who may have been in the area to come forward.'
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