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Cristiano Ronaldo will face no charges after crashing his Ferrari in a tunnel near Manchester Airport. | Cristiano Ronaldo will face no charges after crashing his Ferrari in a tunnel near Manchester Airport. |
The 24-year-old winger, who is set to join Real Madrid in an £80m deal, wrote off the £200,000 car when he crashed into a roadside barrier in January. | |
The front edge of the red sports car was demolished and one of the wheels came off, but Ronaldo escaped unhurt. | The front edge of the red sports car was demolished and one of the wheels came off, but Ronaldo escaped unhurt. |
After investigating the incident and interviewing the forward, police have decided not to take action. | |
The crash happened on the A538 Altrincham Road, between Wilmslow and Hale, Cheshire, at about 1020 GMT on 8 January. | |
One of the wheels of the red Ferrari 599 GTB came off and ended up about 200 yards behind the crash scene. | |
The Ferrari 599 GTB was written off in the crash | |
Ronaldo, who remains a Manchester United player pending his move, was interviewed at the scene and later provided a written statement. | |
On Tuesday, a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) spokesman said: "No further action will be taken against the driver of a Ferrari 599 GTB, which collided with a wall on the A538 Wilmslow Road on Thursday January 8. | |
"No-one was injured and no other vehicles were involved in the incident." | |
Manchester United announced last week they had accepted a world-record bid for the Portuguese winger. | |
United want the deal to be concluded by 30 June and Ronaldo could make his Real debut in a friendly in Ireland. |
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