Schumacher crash stuns car dealer

A Kent car dealer who was sent flying when a van struck a barrier was shocked to discover the driver was the German ex-Formula 1 ace, Michael Schumacher.

Martin Kingham, 39, said he was closing the security gate at his premises in Lydd on Sunday afternoon when a Fiat van struck the end of it.

The barrier hit his leg "sending him spinning" on to the bonnet of a car.

Police called to the incident said they helped both men to swap details and no further action was needed.

Mr Kingham was unhurt, while only minor damage was caused to Schumacher's van in the collision outside Millfield Motors, just before 1600 BST.

'Penny dropped'

He recalled how the police officer called to the scene said: "That chap is claiming to be Michael Schumacher, and I said, 'You know what, he doesn't half look like him'.

"Then the penny suddenly dropped. When I phoned my business partner later and told him that you'll never guess who I've been run over by, he wouldn't believe me.

"Obviously being a car salesman we do like a wind up but the difference with this story is that it is actually true.

"Michael's entourage turned up and he left."

A spokesman for the seven-time Formula 1 world champion confirmed the incident had taken place and that Schumacher had co-operated with police.

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I can't understand what happened by the description.

No, I didn't quite get it either.

I think the van hit the swinging gate which then hit the dealer on the leg. But why Schumacher was trying to race through a closing gate I don't know.

What is he now then? A local delivery driver? Oh, how the mighty have fallen. He wasnt racing Mikka at the time was he?

Was that a white van??

Wasn't in Pulling Power or something on Sky One who used a Schumacher lokoy likey for stunts like this??

Well he drove a cab not too long ago so maybe he's trying out driving a van now.

The Sky One show is Vroom vroom.

Damn van drivers !!!!

Prolly trying to compete with Sabrina

...Sounds like the car stealer was waving a long metal pole out in the road and the former 'regenmeister' hit it.

There's got to be a bad joke in there somewhere about Germans and Poles

Originally Posted by Friggertool

There's got to be a bad joke in there somewhere about Germans and Poles

Originally Posted by Friggertool

There's got to be a bad joke in there somewhere about Germans and Poles

Maybe the security guy was trying to prevent an invasion...

Originally Posted by Friggertool

Prolly trying to compete with Sabrina

The Teenage Witch ?