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West Bengal: TMC MP Dibyendu Adhikari faces road mishap, escapes unhurt

| | Apr 30, 2017, at 11:05 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency, Dibyendu Adhikari, on Saturday late night escaped injury after his car was hit by a speeding truck at Chandipur area in West Bengal's East Medinipur district, reports said.

According to reports, an over-speeding truck suddenly lost its control and hit the car of state Transport Minister Subhendu Adhikari's brother, Dibyendu Adhikari, from behind on Digha-Mecheda highway (NH-116B) at around 11pm. while the local MP was returning to Contai (Kanthi) from Nandakumar.

Police from Chandipur Police Station rushed to the scene and rescued the TMC leader and his co-passengers unhurt from the car.

However, after seizing the truck and arresting its driver, who was allegedly drunk while driving, local police have started probe into the matter.

(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)

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