Former India cricketer Praveen Kumar car was hit by a speeding canter near the commissioner’s residence in Meerut late on Tuesday night. Praveen Kumar escaped unhurt. The police reached the spot and arrested the accused canter driver.
Praveen Kumar, a resident of Multan Nagar on Baghpat Road, was coming from Pandav Nagar in his Land Rover Defender vehicle at around 10 pm on Tuesday. His son was also with him.
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As soon as he reached near the Commissioner’s residence, a speeding canter coming from the front, hit his car.
The vehicle was damaged, while Praveen and his son escaped unhurt. After the accident, a crowd of people gathered there, who caught the canter driver on the spot.
On receiving the information, the Civil Line police station reached the spot.
SP City Piyush Kumar said that the canter driver was detained and sent to the police station. Praveen and his son are safe in the accident, the CO said.
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After surviving a near-fatal accident, the driver who hit Praveen’s car is set to be punished for not following the protocols. This is not the first time Praveen has survived a car accident. In 2007, the former India pacer fell from open Jeep during the reception organized for his homecoming in Meerut.
Speaking about Praveen, he has represented India in all the formats of the game. The right-arm pacer was one of the prominent members of the team during 2007 to 2011 period. It is the ODI format the UP pacer flourished the most, picking 77 wickets in 68 ODIs. Praveen featured in only six Tests and ten T20Is, picking 27 and eight wickets respectively.
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