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X, the owner of a car, asked his friend Y to drive the car to his office. As the car was near his (X's) office, it hit a pedestrian P on account of Y's negligent driving and injured him seriously. P sued X for damages, which one of the following is correct regarding above issue?

A)  X is not liable, as it was the negligence of Y

B)  The liability was solely of Y as X was only accompanying him

C)  X is not liable under the principle of inevitable accident

D)  As Y was driving under X's care and authority, X is liable