There Were No Potholes On The Route Where Rishabh Pant's Vehicle Collided: NHAI Official

A National Highways Authority of India official claimed on Monday that the road where cricketer Rishabh Pant’s car almost collided tragically had no potholes.

When the cricketer and Pushkar Singh Dhami met on Sunday at a hospital in Dehradun, Pant reportedly told Dhami that he smashed his car while attempting to dodge a pothole on the roadway.

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However, NHAI Roorkee Division Project Director Pradeep Singh Gusain told PTI, “The route where the accident occurred was clear of potholes. Because of a canal (Rajwaha) next to the highway, the section where the automobile collided is somewhat congested. For irrigation, the canal is used.”

Additionally, Gusain disputed that the NHAI had rectified the accident scene and the “potholes.” “were mended, despite the fact that some images of construction workers allegedly repairing a section of the highway went viral late on Sunday night.

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Rishabh Pant was trying to negotiate a pothole: DDCA

After seeing Pant at the Max Hospital, Dhami had told the media that the cricketer had lost control of the car while attempting to dodge a pothole or something else dark.

Dhami saw Pant in the hospital and claimed to reporters, “He (Pant) said the car drifted across the road while trying to avoid a pothole or something dark.”

The tragedy happened while the keeper-batter was attempting to navigate a pothole in the early hours of Friday, according to Shyam Sharma, director of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), who saw Pant on Saturday.

Around 5.30 am on Friday, a terrible accident occurred when Pant’s expensive automobile crashed into a road divider near Roorkee in the Haridwar area and caught fire, injuring the player severely but allowing him to escape with only minor injuries.

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