BJP leader from MP killed in road accident

Jaipur, Jun 20: A BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh was today killed and two others got injured when the SUV they were travelling in collided with a dumper in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, police said.

Mangal Patwa, 50, who was BJP's Neemach (MP) district president, died while his niece Awanti (25) and the driver Vishnu were injured in the mishap.

Patwa was on his way to Udaipur when his vehicle was hit by the dumper in Nikumbh area of Chittorgarh, bordering MP.

They were rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared Patwa brought dead, Nikumbh police station SHO Bhagwan Lal said.

Later, the injured have been shifted to the Udaipur hospital, where their condition was reported to be stable, he said. The dumper has been seized but its driver fled after the accident, the SHO added.

PTI