Raina escapes major accident when he was driving to Kanpur

Kanpur: Indian cricketer Suresh Raina had a providential escape when one of the tyres of the Range Rover burst near Uttar Pradesh's Etawah in the wee hours on Tuesday.

The incident took place at 02:00 am when India Blue skipper was on his way to Kanpur for Duleep Trophy match at the Green Park Stadium, beginning Wednesday.

Raina remained stranded for some time as his vehicle did not have a spare tyre.

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The police, however, arranged another vehicle for Raina.

DSP Rajesh Kumar Singh said that Raina was at the wheels when the incident took place. There was no injury to Raina, the police said.