Mumbai: An FIR has been registered against actor Shabana Azmi’s driver after the car they were travelling in met with an accident on the Mumbai-Pune expressway on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Ms Azmi’s driver has been identified as Amlesh Yogendra Kamat.
Actor @AzmiShabana Injured In Car Accident On Mumbai- Pune Expressway pic.twitter.com/5pk6m1Zmnx
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According to the police, a complaint has been registered by Rajesh Pandurang Shinde, the truck driver whose vehicle was hit from behind by Ms Azmi’s car.
“Due to rash driving by the driver, the car hit the moving truck on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway which resulted in the accident,” the FIR copy read.
Soon after the accident, Shabana Azmi was immediately rushed to MGM Hospital in Navi Mumbai and was later shifted to the multi-specialty Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai’s Andheri.
Raigad Police: Actor Shabana Azmi&her driver got injured in accident near Kahalpur on Mumbai-Pune Expressway. Javed Akhtar was also present in the car, but he is safe. Their vehicle was hit by a truck while they were travelling from Pune to Mumbai. Injured shifted to MGM Hospital https://t.co/bezuNWvUTa pic.twitter.com/8YWtZoEUSF
— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2020
According to doctors, she has suffered a head injury and slight damage to the backbone. Her condition is said to be stable, although, she remains under medical observation.
Her husband lyricist Javed Akhtar, who was travelling with her, escaped with a minor injury.
