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Fateh Mohmmed Khatri, who is in construction business, will think twice before
he gives his car to hotel valet next time. His Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder,
with a price tag of about half a million US$, is in workshop with a repair bill
that is estimated to be around 2,00,000 US$, all thanks to a valet of the five
star hotel where his car was taken by one of his cousins.
The
valet of this hotel in New Delhi almost destroyed his Lamborghini Gallardo
Spyder last week. After brining it to the porch, the valet appeared to have
lost control of the car. It than rammed into a stationary car, which was so
strong that next two cars were also got rammed serially. Then, the Lamborghini
collided with a concrete railing of the rampart.
By
the time the Lamborghini came to a halt after a resounding crash, the front of
this supercar had caved in. The incident took place on July 3 at Le Meridien
hotel. A hotel spokesperson said the incident was an error of the valet who
also sustained injuries in the accident.
Khatri's
friend, Nipun Miglani, who called the Police, said that Khatri was travelling
abroad and his cousins had taken the car to the hotel. The Lamborghini Gallardo
Spyder is no ordinary car. The sports car is Lamborghini's best-selling model
with 14,022 custom built for customers desirous of its appeal. Named after a
famous breed of fighting bull, the V-10 Gallardo has been Lamborghini's sales
leader.
“The
car had been parked by valets a number of times before. Even that afternoon,
the valet took the car to the parking safely and even brought it back to the
porch area without any hassles” Nipun said. But suddenly he lost control,
missed another valet by a whisker before hitting it head on into the railing.
According
to Nipun's version and the CCTV footage of the incident, the car took a turn at
a slow speed and stopped at the porch around 2.30pm. A valet approached the car
and the driver got out of the car briefly before getting back. Suddenly, the
car zoomed ahead at a high speed and rammed into another sedan from behind even
as a valet jumped to the side to escape. The impact of Lamborghini's collision
with the other car was such that the car got pushed and took a U-turn and hit
another parked car. Nipun said that the valet was identified as Arun Kumar.
Kumar was later taken to the hospital where he was treated before being
discharged the same day.
The
owners claimed the front portion of the Lamborghini was wrecked and it was
taken to the workshop on Tuesday night for repairs. They said initially the
hotel promised compensation but later declined to do so. Nipun said a complaint
was, therefore, filed against valet Arun Kumar and Le Meridien hotel with
Parliament Street police station.
Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
