So who are the idiots here? Knowing how accidents happen on Indian roads, one can surmise the possible candidates:
- Speeding. By someone.
- Drunk driving.
- Driving on the wrong side of the road.
- Running an intersection at high speed. This crash looks more like a side impact, judging by the second photo, so a severe side-swipe cannot be ruled out.
- Driver falling asleep.
- Slippery road conditions.
- Mechanical failure.
- Animals on road, causing the driver to lose control or hit an animal that sends the car careening out of control.
The light brown facade in the background is that of an apartment complex - Mantri Paradise I believe. There is a "Fabmall" department store also visible in the background. The chain went bust a few years ago, and was bought over by the Aditya Birla Group and rebranded as "More".
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