Speeding Porsche worth Rs 2 crore reduced to ashes after hitting tree in Gurugram
New Delhi, May 12: In the early hours on Friday, a speeding Porsche 911 caught fire after colliding with a tree in Gurugram.
The car, which bore a Chandigarh registration, was travelling on Golf Course Road towards Sikanderpur when it first collided with a divider at Sector 27 cut. The vehicle then fell onto the service lane and hit a tree, resulting in a fire that destroyed the car. The value of the car is estimated to be around Rs 2 crore.
There were two occupants inside the car, who were reportedly drunk at the time of the accident. However, they managed to escape the car before it caught fire, and no one was injured. Firefighters were called to the scene to extinguish the flames.
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The police are currently investigating the incident and attempting to identify the owner of the vehicle. A statement from a city-based businessman said that his son was driving the car and had swerved to avoid hitting a dog, causing the vehicle to hit the tree.
Gurugram | A speeding luxury car caught fire & burned to ashes after hitting a tree at Golf Course road, in the early morning hours today. The car also collided with a divider before hitting a tree. The driver fled the spot, no one was injured in the incident pic.twitter.com/FG1ACXbdmB — ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2023
Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud sound and seeing the car on fire around 4 am. The situation was quickly brought under control by the firefighters, but the car was completely destroyed in the incident.
The police are still searching for the occupants of the car and are relying on the vehicle's registration number to identify them. Further investigation into the incident is underway.
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- With inputs from agencies
