A valet at a five-star hotel in New
Delhi caused an estimated £200,000 of damage to a Lamborghini Gallardo
after crashing it into a concrete wall, according to reports.
The
front end of the sleek white supercar was severely crumpled in the
incident at Le Meridien hotel, which was reportedly captured on CCTV.
A friend of the car's owner, Nipun Miglani, said the car had been driven to the hotel by the owner's cousin.
A police case has been filed against
Le Meridien, which has refused to accept responsibility, as well as the
valet. The owner claims the repairs were estimated at 20 million rupees
(£200,000).
CCTV footage
reportedly showed the valet bring the car from the parking area to the
porch of the multi-storey hotel, which hosts several glitzy restaurants
and a bar, and then briefly get out.
After climbing back behind the wheel, he
then lurches forward inexplicably, sending a colleague diving for cover
before piling head-on into the wall, injuring himself in the process.
The
rear-wheel-drive Gallardo, named after a type of fighting bull, is
capable of a top speed of around 200 miles an hour (321 kilometres an
hour) and has an engine packing more than 550 brake horsepower.
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