Six of family killed as car rams into parked truck in Telangana
The accident occurred near Durgapuram stage in Kodada town of Suryapet district of Telangana.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had a narrow escape when several vehicles of her convoy got involved in an accident on Thursday near Garh Mukteshwar.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was on her way to meet the family of Navneet Singh, the young farmer who was killed in Delhi on January 26 during the Tractor Parade.
Four cars belonging to the cavalcade bumped into each other on National Highway-9 in Hapur district while the convoy was moving towards Rampur, though no one was injured, informed Congress sources.
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Priyanka was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu, senior party leader Jitin Prasada, Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV and others.
They were going to meet the family of Navneet Singh, a resident of Dibdiba village in Vilaspur tehsil, who died in an accident during the tractor parade on the Republic Day near the ITO in central Delhi.
“Vehicles trailing Priyanka’s car bumped into each other due to sudden application of brakes by one of them. However, Priyanka’s car was not involved. After asking about the well-being of those involved in the accident, Priyanka left for Rampur,” Ajay Kumar said.
The post-cremation rituals (teharvin) of Navneet Singh, 24, is set to turn into a major show of political strength in Rampur on Thursday.
Samajwadi Party leader and Leader of Opposition in UP Assembly, Ram Govind Chaudhary, accompanied by other SP leaders was also slated to reach Rampur.
(With IANS inputs)
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