Patna: An escort vehicle in the convoy of Union Minister of State (MoS) Ashwini Choubey met with an accident wherein five policemen were injured. The accident happened late on Sunday night while the Union Minister was on his way from Buxar to Patna. The vehicle overturned and fell into a pit.
The Minister shared the video on Twitter in which he could be seen inspecting the escort vehicle that was overturned.
बक्सर से पटना जाने के क्रम में डुमराव के मठीला-नारायणपुर पथ के सड़की पुल के नहर में कारकेड में चल रही क़ोरानसराय थाने की गाड़ी दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो गई है। प्रभु श्रीराम की कृपा से सभी कुशल हैं। घायल पुलिसकर्मियों एवं चालक को लेकर डुमराव सदर अस्पताल जा रहा हूं। pic.twitter.com/ybTVi6jn5v
— Ashwini Kr. Choubey (@AshwiniKChoubey) January 15, 2023
डुमराव अनुमंडल अस्पताल में घायल पुलिसकर्मियों को लेकर आया हूं। उन्हें प्राथमिक उपचार दिया जा रहा है। दो पुलिसकर्मी को अधिक चोटें आई है। प्राथमिक उपचार के बाद उन्हें लेकर एम्स पटना रवाना हो रहा हूं। सभी पुलिसकर्मी एवं चालक खतरे से बाहर है। प्रभु श्रीराम सभी को शीघ्र स्वस्थ करें। pic.twitter.com/M97VHr0yzt
— Ashwini Kr. Choubey (@AshwiniKChoubey) January 15, 2023
The policemen were deployed in the Koransarai police and the Innova car in which the Union minister was boarded was just behind the escort car. The injured policemen were admitted to Dumraon sub-divisional hospital and two were in critical condition.
Following the accident, the personal security guards of Chaubey along with his other aides rescued them and admitted them to the hospital.
“The police van fell into the pit filled with water. Our security personnel and other supporters who were travelling with me broke the wind shields of the vehicle and rescued them. Two of the cops have sustained serious injuries,” Chaubey said.
Chaubey further said that as the two police personnel had serious injuries, they were taken to Patna AIIMS for better treatment.
The accident happened on the Mathila-Narayanpur road near Dumraon.
देर रात घायल दो पुलिसकर्मियों
कनिष्का तिवारी व शुभम कुमार को पटना एम्स में भर्ती कराया। ईश्वर उन्हें शीघ्र स्वस्थ करें। pic.twitter.com/m0qZydCb6n
— Ashwini Kr. Choubey (@AshwiniKChoubey) January 16, 2023
सभी ने जो बहादुरी दिखाई, इसके लिए मैं सभी को धन्यवाद देता हूं। प्रभु श्रीराम की कृपा से एक बहुत बड़ा हादसा टल गया है।
— Ashwini Kr. Choubey (@AshwiniKChoubey) January 15, 2023
Ashwini Kumar Chaubey is the MP of Buxar and minister of state for the environment and forest ministry in the Narendra Modi government.
He had come to Patna to meet with the agitating farmers in Chausa and faced stiff resistance from them a few days ago.