Dehradun (India): Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant was seriously injured in a road accident while driving home from Delhi to Roorkee at Narsan, Haridwar district, about 90kms from Dehradun.
According to police, the star wicketkeeper batsman of Indian cricket team, was alone in the car when his Mercedes GLE car hit the divider railings on the Delhi-Haridwar highway at around 5.30am. The car then turned a few times before turning into a ball of fire.
“Hearing a loud sound of the accident, nearby villagers along with the local cops, rushed to the spot and pulled him out of the car. He was then rushed to a nearby hospital from where he was referred to a major hospital in Dehradun,” said Swapn Kishor Singh, superintendent of police, Haridwar (rural), who was among the cops who rushed to the spot. (ANI)