Hema Malini's driver arrested after five-year-old girl dies in Dausa car crash

03 Jul 2015

Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini's driver has reportedly been arrested after an FIR was filed against him in connection with the car crash in Rajasthan's Dausa on Thursday night that killed a 5-year-old girl.

Senior police officer Rajinder Tyagi told NDTV from Dausa, "I am being told the Mercedes was speeding. It drove over the divider."

 The car which met with an accident with the car of veteran actress and BJP MP Hema Malini in Dausa on Thursday. PTI

The car which met with an accident with the car of veteran actress and BJP MP Hema Malini in Dausa on Thursday. PTI

The 66-year-old actress received a stitch on her head and is reported to be fine, according to her close aide.

Hema Malini was rushed to Fortis hospital here from the accident spot in Dausa, 60 km from here, and is undergoing medical scans.

TV footage showed the actress bleeding on the forehead area above the right eye.

There were five occupants in the Alto car — 2 women, 2 children and a man, a Dausa district official said.

"Five people were injured and out of them Sonam died. Sonam's mother and brother have been referred to SMS (Sawai Man Singh) hospital," Dausa Superintendent of Police, Anshuman Bhomia told NDTV.

Dausa Collector Swaroop Panwar said a girl child in the Alto car died in the accident near Dausa Highway at 8.50 pm while two of the remaining survivors were seriously injured. Two of the four injured were admitted to SMS hospital in Jaipur while two are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dausa, he said.

Hema Malini, the BJP MP from Mathura, was proceeding to Jaipur from Mathura in her Mercedes Benz while the other vehicle was proceding to Lalsoth from Jaipur. Further details were awaited. The girl who died was identified as Sonam, aged four years.

One eyewitness, who said he took Hema Malini to Jaipur in his car, said she told him to drive fast as she was under great pain.

She was bleeding on the forehead, above the eyebrow on the right side.

"She has been hurt on the back, on her legs and on the forehead. Doctors checked her for internal injuries," he said.

Another eyewitness said the Alto car was entering the bypass road from a side road on the highway when the collision occurred.

A police officer at the Fortis hospital said the star is currently doing fine and that the doctors have not spoken of any major injury to her.

Besides the driver and Hema Malini, two other persons were reported to be travelling with her in the luxury vehicle.

Dr Shiv Sharma, physiotherapist in a private hospital, brought Hema and three others to Jaipur in his vehicle from the accident site.

Pali MP, PP Chaudhary, said the actress was all right and fully conscious.

"She has received a minor injury and there is nothing to worry. It is a minor injury on the forehead. Doctors are going for all sorts of medical examination, including CT scan, they don't want to take any sort of risk.

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