When Life Went Upside Down… Literally!

December 10, 2012 6
We always complain about unsafe road highways.

Well, I experienced it yesterday. A completely intoxicated guy jumped in front of my car on NH1, in broad daylight around 2pm.

In my attempt to rescue him, I lost control of my Mahindra Xylo (I got a positive and a negative review for it, but more on that later).

Drivers side front

My car swirled, tipped on one side, flipped and hit the sidewalk. There were 3 ladies, 4 kids and me in the car.

I was hanging by the seat belt when I looked up and there were 30 odd people standing around the car.

I got out of the car thru the broken glass of the driver’s side window and by the time I got a grip of myself, the crowd had already taken care of the rest of the passengers and helped them get out of the car through the broken windows.

I checked and everyone was fine. No major injuries. By the time I turned back, people had already flipped the car back, the ambulance was there asking for first aid and the cops had come. From SHO to senior officials, there were 3 rounds of cops that came and everyone was fairly courteous.

An Income Tax Deputy Commissioner, who was right behind my car stopped and offered to take my family home. A politician stopped and offered his car. A businessman on his way to Delhi, stopped and offered to drop people home. Someone handed me my tab and said please keep it safe.

Since I was coming back from a wedding party, all I had to do was make a call and five cars came to rescue from my family in another 30 minutes. Soon, the scene was taken over by them and I was left to think about and absorb what had happened.

Drivers side front

Here are my lessons from the day:

•    If given an opportunity, people would genuinely want to help. All you need to do is appreciate their support. Rich and poor alike.

•    There are drunkards on the road. BEWARE!

•    Mahindra Xylo has amazing body power. For it to have sustained this kinda crash with no injuries to anyone, just amazing!

•    Mahindra Xylo is unstable. It can topple over faster and easier than other cars.

•    It helps (really helps) to have a good insurance provider. I have the best person who did my insurance and managed everything today. How much the insurance company pays needs to be seen. 🙂

•    I must be doing something right for so many people to love me. Have been showered with concerned calls and offers for help. Truly overwhelming!
6 comments on “When Life Went Upside Down… Literally!
  1. Parijaat Sharma

    Nice example of socializing online. The best part is you and other people are safe. Enjoy!!!

    December 10, 2012 Reply
  2. Rajeev Ranjan

    Thank God..you all are safe..as i saw your xylo, its havy accident.

    December 10, 2012 Reply
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  4. Aman Verma

    Sad to hear of your Accident,
    Hope everyone is doing fine….

    Your blog provides some relief, as it shows you are physically & mentally doing better now… 😉

    Take Care and Get well soon completely 🙂

    Cheers,
    Aman

    December 10, 2012 Reply
  5. Vaibhav Kanwal

    Kapil,

    Good to know everyone is safe.

    I had too met with a similar accident in 2011 and had smashed my car onto a truck that was reversing on the DND flyover.

    I was left terrified.

    Again, relieved to know no one sustained any injuries.
    All the best

    December 10, 2012 Reply
  6. Manoj Mittal

    Thank God Kapil ! you all are safe becuase the way the car is it is really a miracle

    December 11, 2012 Reply
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