A husband's birthday gift of a Thar to his wife turned into a near-tragedy in east Delhi when a good luck ritual went awry, sending the car crashing through a showroom's glass wall and onto the ground, leaving locals stunned by the deafening smash.

The incident took place Monday evening when Pradeep, his 29-year-old wife, Maani Pawar, and a showroom salesman were inside the car, police said.
Locals, who rushed to rescue those trapped inside, recalled that the woman, who was behind the wheel, pressed the accelerator harder than it should have while performing the ritual of squeezing lemons for good luck.