BJP MLA injured in car accident in Punjab

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 20:38 [IST]

Ludhiana, Mar 12 (UNI) Punjab BJP MLA Surjit Kumar Jayani and two others were injured when their car collided head-on with another vehicle near Neelon on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway this evening, police here said.

Mr Jayani, who represents the Fazilka assembly constituency, was returning to his village in Ferozepur district after attending a party meeting at Chandigarh. The other injured included the BJP MLA's cousin brother and his gunman. They were all admitted to the Appolo Hospital here. Their condition was stated to be out of danger.

UNI

Topics: ACCIDENT-PUNJAB-MLA

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