We keep coming across real-life accidents of popular vehicles giving us an opportunity to put their Global NCAP ratings to the test.
Maruti Ertiga is a 3-star NCAP safety-rated MPV that is a segment leader in our market. Ertiga is a favourite not just among private buyers but also among commercial fleet operators. For regular buyers, there is also the slightly more premium NEXA version called the XL6. In any case, it is safe to say that Ertiga has demolished all competition in this segment by staying at the top of sales charts since its inception. Let us take a look at the details of this latest incident.
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Maruti Ertiga (3-star NCAP) Hits a Bus
The video has been uploaded by Raftaar 7811 on YouTube. He keeps featuring content around the performance of cars during unfortunate scenarios and road safety. This time around, a crash of the Ertiga has been reported from Mumbai. As per the information in the video, Ertiga hits the public transport bus. As seen in the visuals, Ertiga collided with the bus from the rear. In fact, the impact seems quite violent judging by the consequences.
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While the exact reason for the crash has not been ascertained, we can conclude that the bus must’ve braked suddenly and the driver of the Ertiga was unable to react quickly enough. As a result, the MPV bumped into the rear end of the bus. Talking about the damage, Ertiga has sustained quite a heavy impact. The entire front section has been affected including the bumper, headlights, side fenders, bonnet, and radiator grille and the impact has even caused the engine bay to get deformed. Surely, there must be damage to some of the engine components.
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As far as the injuries to the occupants are concerned, the MPV was able to save all its passengers. The visuals show that the airbags were deployed which must have saved the front passengers from getting injuries due to the sudden impact. Also, the side pillars were able to absorb the impact quite well as seen in the video. That prevented the impact from getting inside the cabin. We urge our readers to drive carefully and follow traffic rules so that such incidents could be avoided.
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