Revv executive injured in rental car crash

A self-drive rental car crashed into the road divider and a flyover pillar on Tumakuru Road around Tuesday midnight, inflicting grievous injuries on the driver.

Roshan Pasha A was driving the Mahindra XUV500 that he had rented from Revv. His relative, Abdul Rahman, 14, accompanied him. They were headed for the Basaveshwara bus stand, Peenya. Pasha is a native of Doddaballapur and is an executive at Revv.

Pasha suddenly lost control of the car, which went on to hit the road divider before crashing into a pillar of the Yeshwantpur-Nelamangala flyover near the Peenya Industrial metro station.

Passersby rushed to the victims’ help and called the police. Pasha sustained injuries to his back and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital. Rahman escaped with minor bruises.

The Peenya traffic police have taken up a case.