Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra minister car crashed into a pickup van in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district in the early hours of Friday, injuring the driver of the second vehicle, an official said on Friday, reported news agency PTI. ADVERTISEMENT Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod escaped without any injuries as the airbags of his car deployed during the accident that occurred around 2 am at Kopra village near Digras under the jurisdiction of the Arni police station, reported PTI. The state minister of soil and water conservation was going towards from Poharadevi in neighbouring Washim district after reviewing the preparations ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the area on Saturday.
During the travel, Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod's car crashed into a pickup, injuring the second vehicle's driver, reported PTI. Another official said Maharashtra minister Sanjay Rathod, who is also the guardian minister of Yavatmal district, got the pickup driver admitted to a hospital, reported PTI. PM Modi is scheduled to perform darshan at Jagdamba Mata Temple, Poharadevi, in Washim on Saturday.
There, he will also inaugurate the Banjara Virasat Museum, celebrating the rich heritage of the Banjara community, and launch projects worth Rs 23,300 crore related to the agricultural and animal husbandry sector. Police arrest driver after crash involving car owned by BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule's son An official said that the police have arrested the driver of a luxury ca.