Jaipur:
In an unfortunate accident BJP MP and actress Hema Malini was injured in a road accident, after her Mercedes car collides with a Maruti Alto car killing a four-year-girl in Rajasthan. The driver was held after an FIR was registered against him in the case.
However, later the driver was released on bail.
The 66-year-old actress underwent a surgery for her wounds at Fortis hospital here and was doing fine, doctors attending to her said. Ramesh Chand Thakur, who was driving Hema's car when it met with the accident in Dausa, 60 km from here, has been arrested at Kotwali Thana, SHO Dilip Singh told.
An FIR was lodged against the driver, who hails from Vrindavan, under various sections of IPC including 279 (rash driving) and 304 (A) (causing death by negligence not amounting to culpable homicide) in the wee hours, the SHO said.
Hema ji has injuries above her eyes,in her back & legs.I drove her to hospital in my car.She was in pain: Shiv Sharma pic.twitter.com/VbEPng5AgK
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The BJP leader is not seriously injured and girl’s parents and another child who were in Alto have been hospitalised.
The 66-year-old actress received a stitch on her head and is reported to be fine, according to her close aide.
First visuals of BJP MP Hema Malini' s Mercedes car after the accident. pic.twitter.com/z2wSOOscKA
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Hema Malini was rushed to Fortis hospital here from the accident spot in Dausa, 60 km from here, and is undergoing medical scans.
TV footage showed the actress bleeding on the forehead area above the right eye.
There were five occupants in the Alto car--2 women, 2 children and a man, a Dausa district official said Dausa Collector Swaroop Panwar said a girl child in the Alto car died in the accident near Dausa Highway at 8.50 PM while two of the remaining survivors were seriously injured. Two of the four injured were admitted to SMS hospital in Jaipur while two are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dausa, he said.
Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje paid her condolences over the fatal accident.
Deeply saddened by the news of Dausa accident. I pray for the victims​. We're making all efforts to provide immediate relief & medical care.
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) July 2, 2015
Hema Malini, the BJP MP from Mathura, was proceeding to Jaipur from Mathura in her Mercedes Benz while the other vehicle was proceding to Lalsoth from Jaipur.
(With PTI inputs)