India’s wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was on Friday injured in a car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway near Roorkee while returning home, which Haridwar Police says happened because the cricketer “fell asleep at the wheel”.
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Pant was driving the car himself when the vehicle rammed into the road divider. He suffered injuries on his forehead, back and legs. His condition is reported stable at the moment.
“He was going to Roorkee to meet his relatives. The accident happened because he fell asleep at the wheel a kilometre ahead of Narsan towards Roorkee,” SK Singh, the Superintendent of Police, Haridwar (Rural), told ANI.
Pictures from the accident site and the CCTV footage of the crash showed the car rammed into the road divider on the highway at high speed and caught fire. But Pant managed a narrow escape.
He was later seen on a hospital bed with his forehead heavily bandaged, while another picture showed him being treated for serious bruises on his back.
The 25-year-old cricketer has been admitted to the Max Hospital in Dehradun.
“Cricketer Rishabh Pant is under the observation of Orthopedics and plastic surgeons. His condition is stable. A detailed medical bulletin will be released once he’s examined. Thereafter, we’ll take the next steps,” said Dr Ashish Yagnik, Max Hospital, Dehradun.
