RJD person Tejashwi Yadav escaped unhurt arsenic a speeding motortruck deed 2 vehicles of his convoy, injuring 3 information unit successful Bihar’s Vaishali territory aboriginal connected Saturday, the constabulary said.
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The conveyance of the Leader of the Opposition successful the Bihar Assembly was not deed by the truck, a elder serviceman said.
The mishap took spot astir 12:30 americium erstwhile Yadav’s convoy had stopped for a beverage interruption connected the Patna-Muzaffarpur nationalist road adjacent Goraul, helium said.
They were returning to Patna from Madhepura erstwhile the mishap took place.
“Yadav escaped unhurt successful the accident. Three information unit sustained injuries and were taken to the nearest authorities hospital, wherever their information is reported to beryllium stable. Yadav had besides visited the wellness installation and enquired astir the information of the injured personnel,” the constabulary serviceman said.
Talking to reporters astatine the hospital, Yadav said, “The mishap took spot erstwhile we were returning from Madhepura to Patna. We had stopped for a beverage interruption adjacent Goraul. A speeding motortruck rammed into 2 vehicles of my convoy, injuring 3 information personnel. I instantly alerted the territory constabulary and the administration. The mishap took spot conscionable 5 feet distant from my vehicle.”
The constabulary arrested the motortruck operator and his helper and seized the vehicle, the serviceman said.
“Action should beryllium taken against those who violated postulation rules,” Yadav said.
Vaishali SP Lalit Mohan Sharma said, “Three policemen — 2 information unit of the convoy and 1 from the territory constabulary — suffered injuries successful the accident. Two of the 3 injured policemen person been referred to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) and the different is undergoing attraction astatine a authorities infirmary successful Hajipur.”
According to doctors, each injured information unit were “out of danger”, the SP said. The probe into the mishap is underway, helium added.
Reacting to the accident, Yadav’s sister Rohini Acharya, successful a station connected X, alleged that determination was “negligence” successful information arrangements by the section administration.
“It indispensable beryllium thoroughly investigated. How did the motortruck scope adjacent Tejashwi’s car successful the mediate of the convoy? Was determination immoderate volition to harm Tejashwi? This has not happened for the archetypal time. Such an incidental happened with Tejashwi successful the past arsenic well...” she added
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