Sunny Deol meets with accident on Amritsar-Gurdaspur national highway; escapes unhurt

At least four vehicles in Deol's convoy rammed into each other, though no one was injured.

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New Delhi: In what may be termed as a close shave for actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol, his vehicle met an accident on the Amritsar-Gurdaspur national highway. Deol’s vehicle was involved in a collision with three cars, but he managed to escape unhurt, police officials said.  The mishap occurred after one of the tyres in Deol's sports utility vehicle burst near a 'Gurdwara' in Sohal village, Gurdaspur Deputy Superintendent of Police (rural) Manjit Singh told news agency  PTI. At least four vehicles in Deol's convoy rammed into each other, though no one was injured. The actor’s cavalcade was on its way for a roadshow in  Fatehgarh Churian where the BJP candidate had to campaign. "Out of four, one vehicle belonged to a villager, rest other vehicles were part of Deol's cavalcade," he said. Nobody was hurt in the accident, he said. After the accident, Deol resumed his journey to Fatehgarh Churian for poll campaigning, the DSP said. Deol, 62, is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Akali Dal alliance candidate from Gurdaspur, the seat represented four times by yesteryear actor Vinod Khanna, who passed away due to cancer in April 2017. Deol is pitted against Congress candidate and sitting MP Sunil Jakhar from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat.