Several people, including security personnel and party workers, were injured after multiple vehicles in Rahul Gandhi's convoy collided on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh while he was traveling to a Sultanpur court for a defamation verdict.

Several people, including security personnel and party workers, were injured after multiple vehicles in Rahul Gandhi's convoy collided on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh while he was traveling to a Sultanpur court for a defamation verdict.

Several people, including security personnel and party workers, were injured after multiple vehicles in Rahul Gandhi's convoy collided on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh while he was traveling to a Sultanpur court for a defamation verdict.

Several people were injured after vehicles part of Rahul Gandhi’s convoy collided on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh.

The opposition leader was uninjured, according to reports.

The accident took place near the 91-kilometre milestone just 35 km away from the destination. Five vehicles and an ambulance reportedly collided with each other on the highway

Among those injured were party workers and several security personnel.

CCTV footage of the incident showed the ambulance in the right fast lane, with the other vehicles gathered in the other lanes.

A Scorpio SUV with its hood smashed in was seen in other images in front of the ambulance.

Gandhi arrived at the Lucknow airport on Monday, from where he was travelling to the Special MP/MLA court in Sultanpur. The court is expected to pronounce its verdict on the 2018 defamation case against remarks on Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Gandhi was accused of allegedly making objectionable remarks against the then BJP president ahead of the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections. The complaint against him was filed by Vijay Mishra, a local BJP leader.

In 2023, Gandhi appeared before the court and secured bail.

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