New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Maharashtra, Jaykumar Gore, was injured after the car he was travelling in fell off a bridge near Phaltan in his native Satara district early on Saturday, police said, news agency PTI reported. Besides Gore, three other occupants of the vehicle, including his bodyguard and driver, also suffered injuries, they said.
Jaykumar Gore is conscious but has sustained some injury on his chest. His pulse rate & BP level are normal: Dr Kapil Zirpe, Ruby Hall Clinic Hospital, Pune, as reported by ANI.
"The accident took place in the wee hours of Saturday. The driver of the car apparently lost control over the vehicle, due to which it veered off the Lonand-Phaltan road and fell from a bridge around 30 feet down," PTI reported citing a senior police official. "MLA Gore and three others were injured in the accident. While Gore was admitted to the Pune-based Ruby Hall Clinic, other injured persons are undergoing treatment in some other hospitals," he said. Gore represents the Man Assembly constituency in the Satara district.
The police said that the car carrying the MLA had skided off the road and turned turtle, news agency ANI reported. Police added, a crane was used to lift the car. Locals reached the spot to help the injured as as soon the news of the accident broke, ANI reported. According to the police, the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained. Gore is the Maan Khatav assembly constituency in Satara district.
(With agencies' Inputs)