Car collides with Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma’s convoy in Jaipur; ASI killed, six injured
According to details, Sharma was going to attend a programme of Laghu Udyog Bharti in which Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was the chief guest.
In a shocking incident, an assistant sub inspector of traffic police died and six others were injured when an escort vehicle of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma's carcade met with an accident in Jaipur's Jagatpura area on Wednesday, reported PTI.
According to details, Sharma was going to attend a programme of Laghu Udyog Bharti in which Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was the chief guest.
The report added that seven persons – five policemen and two others – were injured in a collision between the escort vehicle and a taxi car near Akshaya Patra Chauraha on Jagatpura road.
Following the accident, Sharma stopped and rushed a critically injured man to the hospital in his car and other injured were also admitted in the hospital.
Ramnagaria Police Station SHO Arun Kumar said the CM's carcade was moving on Jagatpura road when a car came from the wrong side and collided with an escort vehicle.
The SHO said that five policemen and two other persons were injured. The injured were admitted to different hospitals, he added.
ASI Surendra Singh, who was controlling traffic at the intersection, succumbed to critical head injury during treatment.
A taxi car did not stop despite indication by the ASI and entered the road from the wrong side and collided with the escort vehicle. Both vehicles got badly damaged.
The chief minister later met the injured and enquired about their well-being. He did not attend the programme.
Hathras road accident:
Earlier on 10 December, at least seven people died in a Hathras road accident in Uttar Pradesh after a pickup van collided with a courier container on Tuesday. Among those killed include three women, three men and a child.
“A family was going to Etah in a pickup when they met the accident. 7 people have lost their lives,” Hathras DM Ashish Kumar said. He added that six others have been referred, and seven people have been admitted to the district hospital.
With agency inputs.
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First Published:11 Dec 2024, 10:22 PM IST
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