While returning from Delhi to Uttrakhand, the 25-year-old cricketer Rishabh Pant met with a tragic car accident. The horrifying car accident occurred on Friday, December 30, 2022, near the Delhi-Dehradun highway. The mishap got captured in the CCTV that has surfaced all over the internet. It is reported that the Indian cricketer was driving his Mercedes when it collided with the divider and caught fire. As a result, Rishabh sustained severe injuries. Considering his critical health condition, he was taken to the nearest hospital. Check further details in the article below.
Watch Rishabh Pant Car Accident Full Video Goes Viral On Social Media
According to the reports, at the time of the deadly accident, the batsman was alone in the car. Ashok Kumar, Uttrakhand Police Director General, said that Rishabh broke the windscreen to get out of the car that has caught fire. Even though he managed to get out of the burning car, the cricketer still sustained knee, head, and shin injuries. Reports say that he has been transferred to the Max Hospital in Dehradun after it was speculated that he may have gotten his leg fractured.
The incident reportedly happened near Hammadpur Jhal, near the Narsan boundary of Roorkee near the Delhi-Dehradun highway. Several video clips of the frightening accident have been circulating all over social media. In one such video, Rishabh is seen covered in blood as the locals help him to move to a side. In the background, his car is seen being engulfed in fire. Another video features Pant lying on the ground without clothes. Apart from video clips, numerous pictures featuring injured Pant have also been surfacing on Twitter and Instagram.
Cricketer #RishabhPant‘s miraculous escape after his car met with an accident early morning on Friday. pic.twitter.com/rclJkZLww9
— Shubhankar Mishra (@shubhankrmishra) December 30, 2022
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Shocking accident caught on camera. #RishabhPant‘s car crashed into a divider, car caught fire 6 minutes after the crash. pic.twitter.com/nsWrFvji73
— Shubhankar Mishra (@shubhankrmishra) December 30, 2022
Needless to say, his fans and well-wishers have gotten saddened to learn about the unfortunate event. Everyone is coming forward and is praying for the cricketer’s speedy recovery. It is coming forward that the Indian Team star was going to Roorkee from Delhi. Sources claim that Pant was returning home when he was involved in a tragic car accident. He was driving the car when the incident happened and according to Rishab, he had a nap which unfortunately resulted in his car colliding with the divider.
The vehicle soon caught fire which can be seen in the viral CCTV footage. Somehow, the cricketer managed to break the windscreen and got himself out of the burning car. The locals, who could not recognize Pant at first, dialed 108 and admitted the batsman to the hospital where he seems to be receiving treatment. He has gotten serious injuries on his head and back. BCCI is taking car of the cricketer’s treatment, as per reports.
