Highway accident: Maruti Brezza rear-ended my Honda Amaze

I was on NH65 & had reduced my speed to cross a speed breaker. I was sure that the truck behind me was also slowing down. Out of nowhere, the Brezza came in between my Honda and the truck.

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Never imagined that I would be posting an incident involving my own car.

The accident/incident occurred on Friday, Dec 10 around 4:10 PM on NH65 near Rangraj Nagar, Solapur. I was on my way back to Mumbai from Hyderabad.

I was in the right lane and behind me was a bulker truck. I had slowed down to cross a speed breaker at an intersection and was sure that the truck driver behind me was also slowing down, he must have seen the speed breaker earlier given his high seating position. I had just crossed the speed breaker that's when I heard a loud thud and felt a violent jerk. A red Vitara Brezza crashed into my car from behind. I'm sure the Brezza guy cut into the right lane behind me and right in front of the truck. The truck driver hit the Brezza from behind and the Brezza then hit my car. It was a low-speed impact, nobody in my car suffered any injuries since they were all belted up, but I have neck muscle stiffness and soreness due to the sudden violent jerk.

My Honda Amaze's boot lid got severely deformed and damaged, both the tail-light plastics (lens) got shattered (the lamps and turn indicator bulbs were working), bumper got deformed and torn in some places, reversing sensors got dislodged and the reversing camera does not work. The biggest problem was that the boot lid would not close, the rear cross member was deformed and the boot latch was not working. Luckily the incident happened right in front of a garage. I was able to get the rear cross member pulled out a bit and with some hammering here and there was able to close the boot lid.

Called ICICI Lombard and they helped open a claim. A surveyor was assigned immediately, he called and sent me a video call link to make an initial assessment of the damage to the vehicle. ICICI Lombard also offered to send roadside assistance and to take the car to the nearest authorized workshop for repairs. I didn't want to leave the car in Solapur and the car was in a drive-able condition, so I asked them if I could drive the car to Mumbai and then take it to a workshop, they agreed to it since I was comfortable doing so. Also, we were staying the night at a hotel in Solapur so there was no risk of driving the car with broken tail-lights in daylight the next day. The whole experience with the insurance was reassuring and helpful, at least so far.

There was a big ruckus at the accident spot for quite some time. The Brezza guys snatched the truck's keys and called the police to frame the truck driver. The truck stood on the spot for two hours blocking half the highway! I decided to wait for the cops and see what they wanted (me) to do.

I did not want to lodge a complaint with the police, I was not sure if it made any difference, even the insurance guys said they do not need FIR/complaint copy, etc. I just wanted to reach my hotel as soon as possible given the tail-light situation. It still took me about 2.5 hours for the cops to tell me that I could leave!

The Brezza was actually being driven by some workshop/service center people after repairs. The car was involved in an incident already it seems and the claim was about to be settled with the insurance, and then this happens with it. Feel sorry for the owner of the car.

Attaching a couple of pics of the Brezza and the truck.

Here's what BHPian Thad E Ginathom had to say about the matter:

This accident seems to have been completely unforeseeable. You are aware of the truck, and then, suddenly, there is another car and an accident involving three vehicles, 2.5 hours of delay and hassle, and you are left to deal with insurance and repair to your beautiful car.

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