ameesha
patel
had
a
narrow
escape
on
the
Mumbai-Pune
expressway
recently
after
a
jeep
rammed
into
her
car.
The
actress
came
away
shaken
and
bruised.
A
source
close
to
the
Lazy
Lamhe
lass
describes
the
incident.
"She
was
on
her
way
back
to
Mumbai
one
evening
in
her
car
after
spending
the
day
with
her
grandmother
and
attending
an
event
in
Pune.
It
was
around
7
pm
and
was
quite
dark.
Her
car
made
it,
slow
and
steady
past
the
ghats
and
had
just
come
out
of
a
tunnel
on
the
expressway
when
a
big
white
jeep
came
up
behind
her
vehicle
and
banged
into
it
on
the
left
side."
The
source
adds,
"The
car
hit
Patel's
car's
tyre
so
hard
that
she
banged
her
head
against
the
window
pane
and
bruised
her
forehead.
The
white
jeep
had
been
driving
erratically
for
the
last
half
hour
and
was
also
speeding.
She
couldn't
make
out
clearly
who
was
driving
or
note
down
the
number
of
the
car.
Fortunately,
her
driver
had
quick
reflexes
and
controlled
the
car
before
it
could
jump
the
divider
on
the
highway."
The
source
feels
if
the
actress's
car
had
jumped
the
divider,
it
would
have
rammed
into
oncoming
traffic
in
the
opposite
lane.
"Amisha
missed
a
fatal
accident
that
day.
She
got
off
at
the
nearest
fuel
station,
put
ice
on
her
bruised
forehead
and
had
coffee."
Patel's
car
suffered
the
worst
damage.
Her
tyres
were
ripped.
She
has
changed
all
her
four
tyres.
Says
the
understandably
livid
lady,
"I
wish
there
were
some
higher
security
cameras
on
the
expressways
as
there
are
abroad
to
catch
such
offenders
so
they
can't
get
away
scot-free.
How
many
times
will
such
rash
drivers
get
away?"
Story first published: Monday, March 29, 2010, 16:09 [IST]