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Indian celebrity politician Hema Malini injured in fatal car crash Indian celebrity politician Hema Malini injured in fatal car crash
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A car accident involving popular Bollywood actress and Indian politician Hema Malini has killed a girl and injured several others including the politician, reports and an official said. A car accident involving Hema Malini, a popular Bollywood actor and Indian politician, has killed a girl and injured several others including the politician.
The 66-year-old member of parliament in prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) was rushed to a local hospital late on Thursday with minor injuries, after her Mercedes reportedly collided with a small hatchback in the western desert state of Rajasthan. The 66-year-old MP in the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, was rushed to a local hospital late on Thursday with minor injuries, after her Mercedes reportedly collided with a small hatchback in the western desert state of Rajasthan.
“One girl child has died in the accident,” local state lawmaker Shankar Lal Sharma told reporters. “One girl child has died in the accident,” Shankar Lal Sharma, a member of the Rajasthan state assembly, told reporters. “Hema has injuries above her eyes, on her back and legs. I drove her to the hospital in my car. She was in pain.”
“Hema has injuries above her eyes, on her back and legs. I drove her to the hospital in my car. She was in pain,” he added. The impact killed the girl, who was believed to be four years old, in the other car and injured three co-passengers and the driver, who were also taken to hospital, the Press Trust of India cited a local administrator as saying.
The impact killed the girl, believed to be four years old, in the other car and injured three co-passengers and the driver, who were also taken to hospital, the Press Trust of India cited a local administrator as saying.
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Malini, an MP from northern Uttar Pradesh state, was reportedly travelling from the Taj Mahal city of Agra to Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur, when the accident occurred.Malini, an MP from northern Uttar Pradesh state, was reportedly travelling from the Taj Mahal city of Agra to Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur, when the accident occurred.
Television images showed the severely crumpled front end of her luxury car and the actor holding a bloodied handkerchief as her forehead bled. Television images showed the severely crumpled front of her luxury car and the actor holding a bloodied handkerchief as her forehead bled.
Deadly traffic accidents are common in India, with more than 200,000 fatalities annually, according to the World Health Organization. Deadly traffic accidents are common in India, with more than 200,000 fatalities a year, according to the World Health Organisation.
Last year, BJP MP Gopinath Munde was killed in an accident in New Delhi, barely a week after taking up his new post as rural affairs minister in Modi’s rightwing cabinet. Last year, another BJP MP, Gopinath Munde, was killed in an accident in Delhi, barely a week after taking up his new post as rural affairs minister in Modi’s rightwing cabinet.
Transport analysts attribute the huge number of accidents to poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.Transport analysts attribute the huge number of accidents to poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.