A truck full of bricks fell on top of a new Maruti Suzuki Swift and the car stayed fully intact
- A truck full of bricks fell on top of a new Maruti Suzuki Swift
- The incident was captured on video too
- Fortunately, the car escaped with minimal damage
Published on Feb 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Feb 06, 2025 at 1:51 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
In a scene that looks like a game of Tetris gone wrong, a truck full of bricks fell on top of a new Maruti Suzuki Swift in India.
While you might expect it to have been entirely crushed – this was in fact not the case at all.
In fact it remained structurally intact, with only damage to the windshield and roof.
It speaks to the Indian car brand’s build quality and safety.
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Maruti Suzuki Swift pummelled by bricks
The shocking footage was shared by Shahabudeen, a content creator from Kalyanpur in the Balotra district of Rajasthan.
Crowds had gathered around the scene of a truck that had seemingly tipped sideways dropping its untethered load of red bricks onto vehicles in its path.
The Maruti Suzuki Swift seems to have escaped with minimal damage to its roof and windshield.
Sadly, the same could not be said for a nearby motorbike which appeared to be entirely crushed by debris.
Safety of the Indian brand
It looks like Maruti Suzuki has increased the build quality of the new Swift car compared to its previous version.
It was built on the ‘HEARTECT’ automobile platform that has underpinned various Suzuki models since 2014.
Utilizing ‘advanced’ and ‘ultra’ high tensile steel, it’s the lightweight, high-rigidity frame that Suzuki uses to build its vehicles.
The platform is designed to improve fuel efficiency, handling, and ride quality and, in turn, increase occupant safety in case of a collision.
Maruti Suzuki has not officially sent the Swift for crash testing by Bharat or Global NCA.
However, its sibling, the new-generation Dzire is based on the same Heartect platform and managed to score a perfect 5-star safety rating at Bharat NCAP for both adult and child safety.
This is thanks, in part, to its stable body shell and a stable footwell area.
And from this video, we can only assume that the new Swift will share the same safety rating.
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
