That our roads are getting deadlier by the day isn’t really breaking news. But no one thinks this fact will ever come home to roost. Well, in my case, it did – literally!
At 9:10 pm on the 3rd of July, a silver Mercedes S-Class pulled up in front of my residence in Delhi. Three men got out, one of whom appeared drunk. An argument ensued – presumably about who would take the wheel – and the man who could barely stand made his way into the driver’s seat. At 9:18 pm, the car sped away again. 45 seconds later, it collided at great speed with my own car, standing on the side of the road – narrowly missing a guard who was sitting right alongside. The entire incident was caught on CCTV, and the car’s number was noted before it sped away with no concern whatsoever for the damage left in its wake.
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