It's still not clear what happened:

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http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...254ywnews.html
http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...126ywnews.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/3665580.stm
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?
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