In a tragic incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Officer on Special Duty in Gorakhpur, Motilal Singh, succumbed to his injuries after his car met with an accident on the national highway near Khajauli area of Basti district.

The incident took place when Motilal Singh and his wife, Veena, were travelling from Gorakhpur to Lucknow late Thursday night.

The accident took place when the car, while trying to save an animal on the road, rammed into a tree, causing critical injuries to Motilal Singh as well as his wife.

As per preliminary information, Singh succumbed to his injuries when brought to the hospital while his wife, who is critically injured, was referred to the medical college hospital in Gorakhpur for further treatment.

Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences over the demise of Motilal Singh. In a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office on Friday, Yogi Adityanath expressed his grief at the sad demise of his officer. Taking to Twitter, the UP CMO wrote, "Maharaj ji (UP CM Yogi Adityanath) has expressed condolences on the sad demise of Motilal Singh of Chief Minister's Camp Office in Gorakhpur in a road accident. Praying for peace to the departed soul, Maharaj ji has also expressed his condolences to the bereaved family members."

Meanwhile in Meerut, a worker was killed and many others were injured in a blast in a firecracker factory in Meerut on Friday.

According to the police, one worker had lost his life and the other injured were rushed to the nearby hospital for treatment. A rescue operation is underway.

As per the information, the factory was an illegal set-up that was running under the nose of the Rohta area police in Meerut.