Paul Bailey crash: 26 injured after British tycoon's Porsche Spyder supercar crashes at Malta motor show

Businessman Paul Bailey, 55, was behind the wheel of his Porsche Spyder when it spun out of control and crashed at a motor show in Malta
Hurt: 26 people suffered injuries following the crash with five in a reported critical condition
Karanja Earl Simmons
Jamie Bullen5 October 2015

Five people were left fighting for their lives and 21 others were also injured when a British millionaire's £750,000 supercar crashed into a crowd at a motor show in Malta.

Paul Bailey, 55, from the East Midlands, was reported to be behind the wheel of his Porsche Spyder when it spun out of control after clipping the grass and hitting spectators.

The crash took place yesterday at the annual Paqpaqli ghall-Istrina motor show in the Hal Farrug district.

Officials said 26 people had been injured, with five in a critical condition, including Mr Bailey and a six-year-old girl.

An eyewitness told The Times of Malta: "The car was speeding down the taxiway when a back wheel went on the grass.

"The car spun out of control, went through the barriers where a large crowd was watching, and into the area of the static car exhibition."

The rest of the show, hosted by Malta's president Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca to raise money for charity, was cancelled.

It is believed Mr Bailey, 55, owns as many as 30 supercars.

He is understood to made his fortune when he and his wife sold the communications firm they founded for £28 million in 2012.

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