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Manchester airport is pursuing an insurance claim against the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo for
the damage he caused when he crashed his Ferrari 599 GTB in a tunnel leading to the airport.
The Manchester United winger walked away uninjured after he wrote off his sports car in the
collision in January 2009. His vehicle bounced off the walls of the tunnel on the A538 near the
airport, which takes traffic under the runways between Wilmslow and Hale, in Cheshire.
His £200,000-Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Spider then struck a metal handrail that guarded an
emergency exit door, and finally came to a halt when one of the wheels came off. It is
understood that Ronaldo faces a £20,000 bill to pay for repairs to damaged brickwork,
buckled railings and the smashed exit door.
An airport spokesman said: "Part of the airport's infrastructure was damaged in a road traffic
accident and, as is normal practice, our insurers are talking to the other party's insurance company."
The 23-year-old Portuguese player was driving to Manchester United's training ground near Sale
when the collision took place, on 8th January 2009. His team-mate Edwin van der Sar was travelling
behind in his own car at the time of the crash and later gave Ronaldo a lift to training!