MUMBAI MIRROR (October 10, 2016)

On Sunday, a Twitter user identified a car crashing into a Honda City on a busy Juhu road as Varun Dhawan’s. Soon after, the 29-year-old actor was flooded with concerned tweets from friends, fans and well-wishers.

And while Varun refused to divulge any further details of the reported accident, he did take to Twitter to clear the air, stating, “The car that is damaged is my car. I had come to help someone in my family, who had an accident. For everyone asking, everyone in my family is fine and no one is injured.”

Now, Mirror has learnt that it was the actor’s mum, Karuna Dhawan, who was in the car with her driver when the brakes failed and the car rammed into a footpath close to their residence. The car didn't touch anyone else.

The actor rushed to his mum’s aid as soon as the news of the accident was relayed to him.

Varun leaves for Singapore next week for the next schedule of Badrinath Ki Dulhaniya which also features Alia Bhatt and Ayushmann Khurrana’s younger brother, Aparshakti.
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Varun asks troll to shut up, backs off later

Varun Dhawan lashes out at a Twitter user for calling attention to an accident involving his car yesterday before deleting tweets
MID-DAY (October 10, 2016)

Otherwise amiable and cool, Varun Dhawan flew off the handle last evening when a Twitter user drew attention to an accident in which the actor's car was damaged. He later clarified that neither he nor any of his family members was injured in the mishap on Juhu 10th Road.

The netizen, who spotted the actor at the accident spot, took no time to announce it on Twitter, even tagging a newspaper in the post. "Just saw Varun Dhavan car dashed a Honda City at Juhu 10th road," read the tweet, which was followed by a series of emojis that spoke of his amusement over the incident.

However, Varun's spokesperson said he wasn't at the location when the accident. "Varun merely arrived at the spot to help his family on hearing about the damage. The troll saw him there and concluded that he was involved in the accident," the spokesperson said.

But, Varun was in no mood to keep mum and allow the confusion to grow. "The car that is damaged is my car. I had come to help someone in my family, who had an accident. I suggest you shut up," wrote the actor, further suggesting that the person's claim to fame would be getting trolled by Varun. He also assured anxious fans that his family members were safe

Almost half an hour later, the actor pulled down the  'shut up' tweet.