The moment cricketer Rishabh Pant's car crashed into a divider was caught on a security camera. Chilling footage from Uttarakhand showed the Mercedes-AMG GLE43 Coupe hitting the divider at high speed. His vehicle caught fire following the collision near Roorkee and he had to break the windscreen of the car to escape.
The cricketer suffered cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his knee and several other injuries on his wrist, legs, and back, according to an official statement.
His condition is not serious and has been referred to Max hospital in Dehradun.
Mr Pant was driving from Delhi to his home in Roorkee to surprise his mother and spend the New Year with his family when the accident occurred.
The cricketer said he dozed off while driving and lost control of the car, said police.
Mr Pant was recently dropped from the T20I team for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.
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