In what seems to be yet another case of reckless driving, a 24 year old businessman lost his life in the capital after he allegedly lost control of the vehicle he was travelling in. The incident took place early on Saturday morning when the victim, Abhijit Singh, lost control of his BMW 6 series near Oberoi hotel.
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Initial reports suggest that Abhijit, a builder by profession, was allegedly speeding in his brand new vehicle (on temporary registration plates) when he rammed into the grille of a flyover resulting in the two door coupe flying across the road for about 50 metres before coming to a halt.
The impact of the mishap was such that the vehicles doors got jammed while the roof suffered severe damage. A passerby had to cut the seat-belt in order to remove the victim from the mangled remains of the car. The victim was then rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries later in the day.
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Police officials said that that Abhijit was coming back home after a bachelor’s party ahead of his engagement that was scheduled for Saturday. His father had asked him to be at home but Abhijit insisted on going to party with his friends. It remains unknown whether the victim was driving his vehicle under the influence of alcohol as the post-mortem reports are awaited.
Source: Hindustan Times
That is new information for me. Thanks. But I still consider roof as weakest part of a car structure with highest possibiliy of fatality in the event of heavy impact on it.
As a matter of fact, a lot of cars ARE designed to protect the occupants from injury or death when they turn turtle. Volvo cars, for example’s sake, feature high strength materials in their pillars and roofs so that it holds itself even if it lands on the roof in a high impact scenario.
It is evident from the picture that the injury has happened because the car fell on the roof. No car in the world is designed to save occupants from accidental impact on the roof. Why cry for BMW?