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Callum Parke

McLaren unit sued by US surgeon who suffered brain injury in snowmobile crash

Andrew Cannestra (left) was on a four-night holiday costing more than £23,000 at the time of the crash (Andrew Cannestra/Scala/PA) -

A US neurosurgeon’s life was endangered when he suffered a “very significant” brain injury in a crash during a snowmobile safari organised by a branch of McLaren, the High Court has heard.

Andrew Cannestra’s snowmobile crashed near Ivalo, northern Finland, on February 2 2020, during a four-night “Pure McLaren Arctic Experience” arranged by McLaren Automotive Events, and the Florida native is alleging the company was in breach of contract and negligent.

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