Veteran actor and Mathura BJP MP Hema Malini was injured and a girl child killed in a collision involving her Mercedes-Benz with a Maruti Alto in Dausa in Rajasthan on Thursday night.The actor was on her way to Jaipur and the child was the occupant of the small car. The other occupants of the Alto were injured.
There were five occupants in the Alto — 2 women, 2 children and a man, a Dausa district official said.
Dausa Collector Swaroop Panwar said two of the survivors were seriously injured.
Photos on Twitter showed the MP with a blood-splattered face walking in a daze. Television visuals showed her damaged car being cordoned off on the road by police personnel. She was admitted to the Fortis Hospital in Jaipur. The 66-year-old actor received a stitch on her head and is reported to be fine, according to her close aide. The actor has worked in over 150 films in various languages in her over 40-year-long film career.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said immediate relief and medical care would be provided to the victims. She tweeted:
Deeply saddened by the news of Dausa accident. I pray for the victims. We're making all efforts to provide immediate relief & medical care.
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) >July 2, 2015
(with inputs from PTI)
