These shocking photos show the aftermath of a crash that wrecked a £250,000 Ferrari. 

One of the Ferrari's wheels was flung to the other side of the road when it collided with a white Mercedes in Islington at 1.05pm on March 15.

Photos shared by onlookers in St Paul's Road, Highbury, show the crumpled black 296 GTB with its boot open and twisted metal strewn across the road.

Islington Gazette: Ferrari lost a wheel following a crash in HighburyFerrari lost a wheel following a crash in Highbury (Image: SWNS)

The supercar can reach speeds of 62mph in 2.9 seconds.

The crash caused the road, which has a 20mph speed limit, to be shut for some time, with buses and cars gridlocked.

An air ambulance attended and one man was treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital. 

Islington Gazette: The wheel from a Ferrari that crashed in St Paul's Road, Highbury, rolled to the other side of the streetThe wheel from a Ferrari that crashed in St Paul's Road, Highbury, rolled to the other side of the street (Image: SWNS)

His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. 

It is believed the Ferrari driver was not the person who was rushed to hospital, with onlookers saying they saw them in the car after the crash. 

Islington Gazette: Witnesses said the Ferrari driver was still at the wheel of their crashed vehicle while paramedics tended to the driver of a MercedesWitnesses said the Ferrari driver was still at the wheel of their crashed vehicle while paramedics tended to the driver of a Mercedes (Image: SWNS)

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "Police were called at 1.05pm on Friday, March 15 to reports of a collision involving two cars in St Paul's Road, Islington.

"Officers attended. One man was taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service. 

"His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening."