BJP Neemuch district president Mangal Patwa died while two others were gravely injured after their car was hit by a truck in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan on Saturday.The accident took place at around 12 noon when the car in which the BJP leader and his family members were travelling on their way to Udaipur in a bid to overtake a Tavera car rammed into a truck which proved fatal for 50-year-old Mangal Patwa, while his niece Awanti (25) and the driver Vishnu sustained serious injuries.
The injured victims were rushed to Nikumbh hospital that referred them to Udaipur hospital. The condition of the injured victims is reportedly serious.
A resident of Kukadeshwar in Neemuch’s Manasa tehsil, Patwa was the nephew of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Sunderlal Patwa.
Police have seized the truck but the driver managed to escape and the search for the errant driver has been started.Police said the vehicles collided with great intensity in which the car was badly damaged and the gates were to be detached to rescue the victims. MangalPatwa died on the spot while two others were rescued by the locals who rushed the victims to the hospital. They used tractor for removing the gates to the car which were badly damaged and got stuck in the accident.
Senior BJP leaders and local representatives rushed to the spot after receiving the news of the accident. Neemuch MlA Dilip Singh Parihar, Chittorgarh MP CP Joshi and BJP district president Ratanlal Gadri and several local leaders gathered at the hospital.Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed profound grief over the death of Mangal Patwa, who died in a road accident.Offering condolences on this unfortunate accident, Chouhan said that Mangal Patwa was a dedicated worker and a man of organising capabilities. Chouhan has prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.