Hiromu Naruse Dies In Accident

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GERMANY (GaeaTimes.com)- Hiromu Naruse the chief test driver of Toyota motors the Japanese Carmaker has passed away. He reportedly died in a road accident in Germany and it has shocked the company management. The fatal car crash that took the life of the 67 year old man happened at a raceway. He was driving a yellow Lexus prototype. It is not yet clear why he lost control and the accident took place. A Toyota spokesperson said that the shock is too great but before the investigation gets complete Toyota will not say anything officially. It was way back in 1963 that he joined in Toyota and became a part of the company’s testing team over the years.

Hiromu Naruse was instrumental in testing as well as developing a huge number of Lexus and Toyota models during his stint with the company. The car he was driving at the time of his accident was a Lexus LFA Nrburgring Edition. For some undiscovered reason he lost the control over the car and it collided ad on with a BMW 3 series on the raceway. It was a fatal clash and both the cars were heavily damaged. He died on the spot while two drivers in the other car were injured. One of them is still in serious condition, as per the reports.

The death of Hiromu Naruse has come as a shock for Toyota and the company wants the cause to be revealed. The video footage of the crash has been uploaded in the internet and the images are also available by now.