Catastrophic failure of some kind

First I’d like to thank anyone who reads this. Time is valuable and I appreciate it. 2013 Prius v. 195,000 miles. Just bought it. Got the title in the mail a few days ago. Wife was driving and sitting at a stop light. Started to go and there was a snapping sound and it wouldn’t go. She pulled over immediately, in seconds, and the lights on the dash came on. There is a big oil leak down the back side of the motor. It’s all draining down right where the oil filter and plug are. But it’s clearly coming from higher up. When I removed the panel these pieces of metal fell out. That doesn’t sound to me like a blown head gadget but what do I know. They seem like lightweight pot metal fragments. We had been having a noise when steering the car. Just a bump. She said the steering seemed fine as did the brakes. I can’t see anything obvious in the back of the motor. Any ideas what this could be?

 

That’s great advice. I say that because that’s what I was thinking. lol. Just wanted to check with the community. I have had probably 15 Priuses including the one in the driveway with 295,000 on it. Never had one have a head gasket problem before. Done a bunch of work on them though. Guess I’ve been lucky. God bless you for your help!