Megastar Amitabh Bachchan had a
miraculous escape in the city 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 today.
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 tonight.
"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.
