Former MLA B. Prakash and four others sustained minor injuries when a speeding multi-utility vehicle, in which they were travelling, overturned in Nagamangala taluk late on Friday. The Nagamangala subdivision police said that Mr. Prakash, a Janata Dal (Secular) leader in K.R. Pet, was returning home after attending a Navaratri function.
The driver was negotiating a curve when the MUV skidded at Tiruganahalli cross following a tyre burst. Within seconds, the vehicle went out of control and overturned, the police said. Mr. Prakash, his three friends and the driver, Harsha, sustained injuries and were treated at local hospitals. The vehicle was badly damaged.