Vivek Oberoi Recalls Near-Death Experience During Shooting Of Road: ‘Rods Would Have Gone Into My Body’

Vivek Oberoi, who is set to appear in Mastiii 4, is currently busy promoting the movie. At one of the promotions, the actor recalled a near-death experience he came across while shooting his 2002 film Road. Sharing the horrific incident, he said that once he was going from Bikaner to Jaisalmer at night. The car was at a slow speed when a camel cart, which was carrying a rod, came across and smashed the windshield. Oberoi mentioned that if his sit was not reclined, then the rod would have gone inside the body.

In an interview with Mashable India, Vivek Oberoi said, “I was shooting in Rajasthan for Road. We were going from Bikaner to Jaisalmer. Beautiful roads, beautiful drive, but it was at night. I told the driver at least 15 to 20 times to drive slowly; ‘it is night, visibility is low, drive slowly.’ I was in the front seat, and after that incident, I haven’t sat in the front seat ever.”

“I reclined my seat and suddenly there was a huge crash, a massive sound. On the road, suddenly, a camel cart came, which was carrying rods. The rods had smashed the windshield, and if my seat had been straight, those rods would have gone into my body. I couldn’t get out of the car because the rods were above me. But I was unscathed. Almost died. After that, I decided not to travel at night,” the actor further added.

Vivek Oberoi recalled another incident and said, “Later, when I was with a driver, he did the same. He was speeding, so I told him to stop the car and use the washroom. I told him to get down and go to the washroom. I came on his side, took the key, and drove off without him.”

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