Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani car met with an accident at Yamuna Express way near Agra in Uttar Pradesh late Saturday night, She received minor injuries due to accident. Her car reported to have hit a bike. Irani, along with other senior leaders of the BJP, was returning to Delhi from a meeting of the party’s youth wing in Vrindavan. A person died and two others were injured in the subsequent car pile-up.
According to the police, a speeding car on its way to Delhi with two women passengers hit a motorbike on which three people were travelling. The deceased, identified as Agra resident Ramesh, was riding the bike.
The minister’s convoy failed to notice the stationary car and rammed into it leading to a pile-up. Smriti reportedly suffered injuries on her knee. Police said the accident, which took place 102 km from the zero point of the expressway which connects Greater Noida and Agra, was caused due to rain and poor visibility.