Karnataka BJP MLA Basawaraj Mattimud had a narrow escape on Sunday when the car they were travelling to toppled 90 degrees in an accident, police said.
Mattimud, the Gulbarga Rural MLA met with the accident near Pala village. He was heading towards the Shahabad constituency with four other leaders when the car overturned. The BJP leader was sitting in the front seat.
The accident happened when a two-wheeler was approaching from the opposite direction on a narrow lane, the driver steered the car to the left side, causing the vehicle to overturn and topple, reported India Today.
Fortunately, the MLA and the others sustained only minor injuries. Mattimud was rushed to a local hospital and his condition is stable, said police.
In another accident happened in Karnataka, two people were killed and three others sustained grievous injuries when the car they were travelling crashed into a borewell lorry near Kunigal in Karnataka’s Tumakuru, police said.
According to police, Kishan Shetty (20) and Philip Nery (32), both hailing from Dakshina Kannada, were heading home along with three others after attending ‘Kambala’ event, the buffalo race from coastal Karnataka happening for the first time in Bengaluru.
The vehicle met with an accident at about 2.30 am near Kunigal killing Shetty and Nery on the spot. Soon after receiving the information, the Kunigal police rushed to the spot and removed the bodies from the mangled vehicle. The injured were sent to the hospital.
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