Chhattisgarh Home Minister Ramsewak Paikra was injured when the official car in which he was travelling collided head-on with a pick-up truck on a stretch of National Highway between Ambikapur-Balrampur on Wednesday night.
The incident occurred under the limits of Wadrafnagar police outpost, informed Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) , Surajpur, Manisha Thakur .
An official In-charge of Wadrafnagar Outpost informed that the Minister was returning from Mahenga Village after attending a public function when the mishap occurred.
The Minister’s convoy was heading from Wadrafnagar to Balrampur when the convoy reached near Balrampur, the vehicle collided with a pick-up truck. The truck driver was also injured in the incident. The Minister was referred to District Hospital at Ambikapur for treatment, he said.
The condition of Home Minister was not immediately known.