Former India pacer Praveen Kumar prevented a significant mishap after his SUV collided with a trailer truck in Meerut on Tuesday (July 4) night time. Kumar was travelling with his son when he was coming from Pandav Nagar and had a slender escape. AÂ high-speeding truck rammed into Kumar’s car from behind close to the Commissioner’s residence.
Circle officer, Civil Lines, Arvind Chaurasia confirmed the main points of the car crash saying that the truck driver was arrested after a case was registered towards him. Speaking to PTI, Kumar confirmed that he and his son had been doing positiveÂ
“It could have been a lot worse. By the grace of god, we are okay and I am talking to you. I had gone to drop my nephew but a massive truck hit my car from behind around 9:30 pm. Thank God it was a big car, else there could have been injuries,” Kumar stated.
Kumar stated that his car was badly broken as initially, he thought simply the bumper could be damaged.
The 36-year-old’s accident introduced again recollections of the car accident Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant was concerned in when he was returning to his hometown Roorkie on the Delhi-Dehradun freeway on December 30 final 12 months. Pant suffered a number of accidents and bruises together with a ligament tear in his knee after his car took a number of tumbles and later caught fireplace.Â
Kumar, who presently runs a real-estate enterprise and owns a restaurant in his hometown Meerut, performed 6 Tests, 68 ODIs and 10 T20Is. One of the 18 bowlers to take an IPL hat-trick, Kumar final performed for India in 2012 after a profession that promised rather more and was minimize quick by accidents. Kumar, who was initially a part of India’s 2011 World Cup squad however missed the match as a consequence of an damage, was a useful batter decrease down the order and made his title with his swing bowling expertise.
(With PTI inputs)
