Valet accidentally parks Porsche under SUV at upmarket Sydney hotel
A valet at Sydney's Hyatt Regency hotel had a bad day at work on Thursday after he accidentally parked a Porsche Carrera underneath another vehicle.
While attempting to park the Porsche, the car reportedly accelerated and ended up under an orange sports utility vehicle (SUV).
Police were called to the hotel to cut out the driver, who was unharmed, as onlookers were treated to the comical sight of the black soft-top Porsche squashed under the larger vehicle.
"When I first saw this, I thought that it was being shot for a TV show or a movie, but apparently it's real," said bystander Jonathan Bayle.
A witness told the ABC: "I heard this revving and this bang and turned around and the Porsche was literally underneath this other car. It was crazy."
Police rescue lifted the SUV to remove the Porsche with its hood crumpled, out from under it.
The investigation into how the accident occurred is ongoing.
Matthew Talbot, the hotel's director of sales and marketing, said the valet was unharmed.
"We've worked very quickly to secure the area. Obviously it's an interesting looking picture," he said, according to the ABC.
"We've got the fire brigade and the police on the scene as soon as we could and the vehicle was on the bottom on the other one.
"They had to cut part of the car away and pull the staff member out.
"Obviously the staff member was embarrassed and a little bit shocked, it kind of scooped the other car up, but the main thing is that he's OK."
