A bright yellow coloured lamborghini Murciélago valued at around Rs5 crore met with an accident at Copernicus Marg in the highly protected New Delhi district in the wee hours of Thursday after the driver lost control over the mean machine. The errant driver left the supercar on the spot and fled from the scene. Inspection of the car revealed at it was being driver over 200 km an hour. It has been revealed that the man at the wheel of the luxury sports car abandoned the badly damaged vehicle and escaped from the spot after hiring a cab.
The accident took place around 1.15 am when the speeding supercar rammed into the pavement at Copernicus Marg C-Hexagon. The incident was witnessed by a Delhi Police constable Tej Pal, who is posted with Tilak Marg police station. The constable was on night duty and was on patrol when the incident occurred.
According to police, it seemed the driver apparently lost control. It was being driven in such a speed that it toppled over and rolled back several times on the road before hitting the central verge. The driver of the car managed to wriggle out of the damaged car and fled from the spot. Sources said that that the driver hired a taxi and ran away. All the tyres and the left side of the car which bore registration plate Dl3C DR 8055 were completely damaged. Tej Pal claimed that the man was driving in a rash and negligent manner. The car was towed away to Tilak Marg police station. A case under Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act has been registered at Tilak Marg police station.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijay Singh that owner of the car is yet to be identified. “We are trying to identify the car owner,” said Singh.