BENGALURU: A serious accident was narrowly avoided in Bengaluru late on Thursday after a speeding car driven by an intoxicated man crashed into the outer wall of a Barbeque Nation restaurant on Indiranagar’s busy 100 Feet Road, police said.The driver has been identified as Derrick Tony, a software engineer. Police confirmed he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash and has been detained. Legal action is being initiated, officers said.The incident occurred at around 11 pm when the car, a Skoda, failed to negotiate a left turn and instead mounted the road divider before crashing into the restaurant wall.CCTV footage from the area shows the vehicle travelling at high speed moments before the impact. A 10-second video clip captures the car jumping the divider, narrowly missing pedestrians and ramming into the building.No injuries were reported in the incident. Police said the driver was returning from a party at the time of the crash.
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