At least 5 cars in Rahul Gandhi's convoy collided with each other on the Purvanchal Expressway on Monday, leaving several Congress workers and security personnel injured. The Congress MP escaped unhurt as the vehicle he was in did not suffer any damage.

Congress workers and security personnel were among several people injured after multiple vehicles in Rahul Gandhi’s convoy collided with each other on the Purvanchal Expressway on Monday. The accident reportedly occurred near the 91-kilometre milestone, where five vehicles and an ambulance in the convoy collided with one another.

Party workers, office-bearers and some security personnel were among those reportedly injured in the incident. Rahul Gandhi, who is on a visit to Uttar Pradesh for a court verdict in Sultanpur, was reported to be safe following the accident.

The mishap took place under the Haliyapur police station limit when the Congress MP was travelling from Lucknow airport to Sultanpur. 

5 vehicles of the convoy and an ambulance collided. Rahul Gandhi was safe and continued towards the court.

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha is headed to Sultanpur to appear before a Special MP/MLA Court in Sultanpur for the verdict in a 2018 criminal defamation case over his remarks against Home Minister Amit Shah.