Close shave for Bihar Guv as fire tender in his convoy overturns, 5 injured

April 17, 2023 21:28

Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar/Twitter

Five people were injured as a fire tender in Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar's convoy hit a divider, overturned and then collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw in Vaishali district on Monday, the police said.

The accident happened near Bhagwanpur on the Hajipur-Muzaffarpur highway around 11.30 am, they said.

The governor escaped unhurt, sub-divisional police officer of Hajipur Omprakash said.

"The fire tender, which was the last vehicle in the governor's convoy, hit a divider and overturned and then collided with an auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite side," he said.

"The conditions of those injured are stated to be stable," he added. -- PTI

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