Sultanpur: Some vehicles in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s convoy collided on the Purvanchal Expressway on Monday while he was on his way to appear in a defamation case against him, PTI reported, citing a police officer.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha was safe, the officer said, adding that the incident was minor and no serious injuries were reported.
The collision occurred around 10.15 am when a private vehicle at the front of the convoy, belonging to local Congress leaders, braked suddenly, leading vehicles behind it to collide with one another, the officer said.
According to reports, the accident took place near the 91-km milestone on the Purvanchal Expressway, within the Haliyapur police station area.
How It Happened
Gandhi reached Lucknow from Delhi and was on his way to the MP-MLA court in Sultanpur for a hearing when the incident occurred. The convoy was moving at a high speed on the expressway.
The vehicle at the front braked suddenly. The cars behind it could not stop in time and crashed into one another.
Damage And Injuries
Five vehicles and an ambulance in the convoy were damaged in the collision. Some Congress workers, party office-bearers and security personnel received minor injuries. The injured were attended to at the site of the accident and the convoy soon resumed its journey towards Sultanpur.
Accompanied by police personnel for security, the convoy was expected to reach the Sultanpur court around 11.15 am for the hearing in the defamation case against Gandhi.
The case relates to alleged inappropriate remarks attributed to Gandhi against Amit Shah, who was the BJP’s national president at the time, during a rally in Bengaluru ahead of the 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls.
