Amitabh Bachchan denies reports of 'close escape from car accident'

Amitabh Bachchan denies reports of 'close escape from car accident'

A day after PTI reported that Amitabh Bachchan had a miraculous escape in Kolkata when one of the rear wheels of his Mercedes got detached, the Bollywood superstar took to Twitter to deny the news. The news agency had reported that Amitabh Bachchan had visited Kolkata on an invitation from the state government for the inaugural programme of the 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival and was going to the airport on Saturday morning when the accident took place. "The wheel on the left rear-end of the Mercedes carrying Bachchan got detached from the vehicle on Dufferin Road when he was going to the airport to catch a flight for Mumbai on Saturday morning," a senior official at the secretariat confirmed the incident to PTI. Denying the report, Amitabh Bachchan tweeted, "T 2713 - I am informed by concerned well wishers and media, that I had a close escape from a car accident in Kolkata .. that is incorrect .. there has been no accident .. I am well .. (sic)"

Amitabh Bachchan denied reports of a 'close escape' from a car accident. Pic/Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account

PTI had reported that the car was provided by a travel agency and that the agency had received a show-cause notice over the incident. The news agency also reported that after the incident, the superstar was taken to the airport in the minister's vehicle that was following the Mercedes.

On the Bollywood front, Amitabh Bachchan will next be seen in '102 Not Out' alongside Rishi Kapoor.