Mumbai: Maharashtra’s former Health Minister Deepak Sawant sustained injuries after a car he was travelling in was hit by a truck from behind on Mumbai-Ghodbunder highway on Friday afternoon, the police said.
As per officials, the former minister was on his way to Palghar when the incident took place.
Maharashtra’s ex-Health Minister Deepak Sawant injured & admitted to a hospital in Mumbai after his car was hit by a dumper vehicle Mumbai-Ghodbunder highway. Sawant was on his way to Palghar when the accident occurred. The truck has been impounded by Kashimira Police
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“Deepak Sawant was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital in Mumbai and is undergoing treatment,” the police said. “The accused truck driver has been detained,” they said.
Further details are awaited.