Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
had
a
miraculous
escape
in
Kolkata
last
week
when
one
of
the
rear
wheels
of
his
Mercedes
got
detached,
prompting
the
state
government
to
show-cause
the
travel
agency
from
where
the
car
was
provided,
a
senior
official
said.
Bachchan
had
visited
the
city
on
an
invitation
from
the
state
government
for
the
inaugural
programme
of
the
23rd
Kolkata
International
Film
Festival
and
was
going
to
the
airport
on
Saturday
morning
when
the
accident
took
place.
"The
wheel
on
the
left
rear-end
of
the
Mercedes
carrying
Bachchan
got
detached
from
the
vehicle
on
Dufferin
Road
when
he
was
going
to
the
airport
to
catch
a
flight
for
Mumbai
on
Saturday
morning," a
senior
official
at
the
secretariat
confirmed
the
incident
to
PTI.
"The
car
was
provided
by
a
travel
agency
and
we
have
show-caused
it
over
the
incident," he
said
adding
that
the
agency
was
paid
a
huge
amount
for
transporting
the
superstar.
The
official
said
the
initial
probe
revealed
that
the
vehicle's
"certificate
of
fitness"
had
expired
long
back
but
it
was
still
in
use.
According
to
a
source
in
the
secretariat,
"proper
action" might
be
taken
against
the
agency
if
"any
fault"
on
their
part
was
found.
Bachchan
was
accompanied
by
a
senior
state
minister
in
the
car.
After
the
accident,
the
superstar
was
taken
to
the
airport
in
the
minister's
vehicle
that
was
following
the
Mercedes,
a
senior
official
of
the
Kolkata
Traffic
Police
said.