leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly and a senior State BJP leader Ajay Bhatt escaped unhurt after a truck collided with the escort jeep of his car late Thursday night when he was returning from Nainital to Dehradun. Accident occurred at Chhidiyapur under Shyampur police station of the district. One escort employee and one police constable were injured. They were rushed to Jolly Grant Hospital in Dehradun. The driver of the truck is absconding, police said, adding search is on to nab him.