Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Pritam Singh was injured in a road accident when his car hit a car coming from the opposite direction at Jakhmola area of Uttarkashi district. He was released after giving first aid by the doctors. Sources said that four person including two children got injured in this accident but no official confirmation came about it.
The Minister was on way to Purola and later to Uttarkashi to address party workers and conduct review meeting with department officers on different central and state sponsored schemes. His car hit another vehicle at around 10.30 am at Hanol (near Maldevta temple) in the Mori block of Uttarkashi, 10 km away from Purola. Police were deployed at the incident site after being informed.
Purola Sub divisional magistrate RK Pandey said that three persons, including Singh, who were injured in the mishap were taken to Government primary health centre Purola. later, the minister was brought to Dehradun in Chief Minister’s helicopter. Two persons Rajiv Aggarwal and Rohan Aggarwal, native of Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) in the other car were admitted in the GPHC, Purola. When, the condition of Rohan Aggarwal started deteriorating was shifted to Doon Hospital, Dehradun.