Driving on Indian roads is always full of unforeseen perils, and a bottle of booze or a cigarette in your hand can only augment the risk. 33-year-old Dinesh Bidwe, who felt the urge to have a few puffs while travelling from his office at Nerul MIDC towards a bank in the locality a few days ago, put his hand out to shed the ash, when a truck coming from behind slammed the exposed limb against the car’s side-view mirror, resulting in pieces of broken glass acutely injuring the businessman.

Doctors say Dinesh Bidwe would have to rest his right hand for the next six weeks