Speeding luxury car loses control, rams into house in Bhubaneswar 

A luxury car reportedly crashed into a house near Unit 4 Hospital Square in Bhubaneswar in the wee hours of Tuesday. Fortunately, no casualties were reported in the mishap.

According to sources, the mishap took place when the speeding BMW car lost control, broke through a barricade on the road, and collided with the house.

The car smashed through the house's fence and a wall, causing significant damage to the property. However, no reports of anyone being injured have been reported, and it was a close call for the family members residing in the house, sources added.

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It is suspected that the vehicle was travelling at high speed from the Red Cross Bhawan area towards Shastri Nagar. After crossing the traffic signal, the car lost control, broke through the barricades placed on the side of the road, and ultimately crashed into the house.

According to the family’s claims, there were two individuals in the car, who appeared to be in an inebriated state. The impact of the crash was so intense that the airbags deployed, preventing injury to the riders but causing significant damage to both the car and the house. The vehicle’s number plate indicates it is registered under Bhubaneswar RTO No. 1, but further investigations by the police will determine the identity of the owner and the riders.

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Rama Sahoo, owner of the house shared her displeasure and said, “We were sleeping when we heard a loud bang and got startled. It felt like it was an earthquake of a high magnitude. After we rushed to see what exactly had happened, we witnessed that a car had rammed into our house.”

“I saw two youths getting out of the car and trying to escape when I yelled at them for damaging my house. In response, one of them told me that his expensive car got damaged and it’s no big deal that a wall of my property has been cracked,” she added further.

Similar incidents have been reported across Odisha, where luxury vehicles are driven recklessly at high speeds, causing significant property damage and posing a serious risk to public safety.