Rahul Gandhi's convoy involved in minor accident on Purvanchal Expressway

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NEW DELHI: Four cars and an ambulance travelling behind Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s convoy collided on the Lucknow-Sultanpur highway in Uttar Pradesh’s Haliyapur area in Sultanpur district on Monday.The vehicles were not part of Rahul's convoy. No serious injuries were reported in the accident.The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha was safe, the officer told PTI. The incident occurred around 10.15 am when a private vehicle at the front of the convoy, belonging to local Congress leaders, suddenly applied the brakes for an unspecified reason, causing vehicles behind it to collide with one another, the officer told PTI.

The officer said the convoy soon resumed its journey towards Sultanpur.The convoy, accompanied by police personnel for security, was expected to reach the Sultanpur court around 11.15 am for the hearing in the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi, the officer said.The case relates to alleged objectionable remarks made by Gandhi against then BJP president Amit Shah at a rally in Bengaluru ahead of the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections.