Last Updated: February 24, 2024, 23:45 IST
They said the local police jeep was at least a kilometer ahead of the cavalcade. (PTI)
According to police sources, the accident occurred when the speeding jeep hit a vehicle parked on the roadside while trying to save the dog that suddenly came before it
At least 13 people, including police personnel, were injured when a police jeep met with an accident on Saturday evening while securing the route for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s cavalcade, officials said.
It was not immediately clear whether the Chief Minister was in the convoy that met with the accident in Arjunganj while returning from the airport, reported the news agency PTI.
“After investigation, it was found that there was a dog, dead or alive, is yet to be determined. The interceptor vehicle crossed it and informed the vehicles behind it about it. But the vehicle just behind the interceptor vehicle ran over the dog and lost control. This resulted in the collision of vehicles. Five police personnel and six civilians have been injured,” Lucknow Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Upendra Agrawal said.
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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 24, 2024
According to police sources, the accident occurred when the speeding jeep hit a vehicle parked on the roadside while trying to save the dog that suddenly came before it.
They said the local police jeep was at least a kilometer ahead of the cavalcade.
“A police jeep traveling ahead of the convoy of the Chief Minister met with an accident in the Arjunganj market area on Saturday evening. 13 persons were injured,” Lucknow Police Commissioner SB Shiradkar informed the news agency PTI.
Those injured include police personnel and they have been rushed to a hospital for medical care.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav said the stray cattle menace has become a “dangerous truth” of Uttar Pradesh.
अनाथ पशुओं की समस्या को गंभीरता से नहीं लेने की वजह से आज स्वयं मुख्यमंत्री जी का क़ाफ़िला हादसे का शिकार हुआ है और कई लोग घायल हुए हैं। दुखद भी, चिंतनीय भी।पशुओं की समस्या उप्र का एक ख़तरनाक सत्य है। ये लोगों के जीवन का प्रश्न है।आशा है अब तो आँखें खुल गई होंगी और चुनाव में…
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) February 24, 2024
“The convoy of the chief minister himself met with an accident today due to the problem of stray animals not being taken seriously. Many people have been injured. (It is) Sad as well as worrying,” he said in a post on X in Hindi.
“The problem of (stray) animals is a dangerous truth of Uttar Pradesh. This is a question of people’s lives. The BJP should take a lesson from this incident,” he said.
(with PTI inputs)