Rishabh Pant suffered burn injuries as his car caught fire following the accident.
The moment cricketer Rishabh Pant‘s car crashed into a divider was caught on a security camera. Chilling footage from Uttarakhand showed the Mercedes-AMG GLE43 Coupe hitting the divider at high speed. The 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman suffered burn injuries as the vehicle caught fire following the collision near Roorkee.
Mr Pant was driving from Delhi to his home in Roorkee to surprise his mother and spend the New Year with his family when the accident occurred.
The cricketer said he dozed off while driving and lost control of the car, said police. He had to break one of the windows to save his life.
His condition is not serious and has been referred to Max hospital in Dehradun. A doctor at the hospital said he suffered minor injuries and is conscious.
Mr Pant was recently dropped from the T20I team for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.
