Rahul’s convoy involved in accident, several injured

Five vehicles at the rear of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s convoy collided with an ambulance on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, India.

The accident occurred in Halliyapur, about 100 kilometres from the state capital Lucknow, leaving several party workers and security personnel injured. Rahul Gandhi escaped unhurt.

NDTV reported the incident on Monday, October 26.

The accident took place about 35 kilometres from Sultanpur, where Gandhi was travelling from Lucknow airport. CCTV footage showed a Scorpio SUV in the convoy colliding with an ambulance travelling in the expressway’s fast lane, causing severe damage to the vehicle.

Gandhi was on his way to appear before a special MP-MLA court in Sultanpur in a defamation case filed over controversial remarks about former BJP president Amit Shah.

The court was scheduled to deliver its verdict in the case on Monday. Local BJP leader Vijay Mishra filed the complaint over remarks Gandhi made during campaigning for the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections.